Wouldn’t it be great if you could just make some of your own problems disappear? One minute it’s there, relentlessly bugging you; consistently hovering on your periphery. And the next moment, POOF – it’s just gone – disintegrated in the ether.

It could be something big and heavy. A problem that you really need to get solved, OR it could be something small that just bugs you. A trivial annoyance that you wish would go away for peace of mind.

I know I have one problem that I wish I had a magic potion for. MY KIDS’ HOMEWORK.. Or, more specifically, the arguments that surround that homework.

This is a daily battle. If it’s not one of my wildlings throwing an absolute fit about math or spelling, it’s the other. They clearly coordinate their efforts to ensure that I never get a day’s rest from this constant struggle.

One might look at a single page of math equations and see 15 minutes of work. I look at a single page and see an hour of argument, counter arguments, counter-counter arguments, negotiations, refusals, pleas, escalations and tears. Then and only THEN….. Do we encounter about 15 minutes of work to finish it all up. Then the follow-up fights begin because all of the time that was squandered can’t be reclaimed playtime outside.

“Ummm….. It’s dark now. It’s time for bed and you’re not going anywhere.”

Evidently they don’t comprehend that equation either, because it gives birth to a whole new round of battles.

How do I go about Boudreaux’s® Buttpasting this and start #KickingRash?

Yes, I’m verbing the product because this homework situation is the afternoon butt-rash that I need gone. Anyone who has used the Butt Paste® knows it’s spectacular.Sometimes it takes as little as 3 hours which is sometimes about 2 hours short of the length of homework arguments we’ve had.

I’ve used it on all of my kids and it’s not only a relief for the baby it’s administered to, but it’s a relief for the parents that are using it! When the baby is less irritated, he or she is less upset and happy babies make some happy parents. Right away the irritation is obviously reduced and cleared up quantum faster than with anything else we’ve used.

So what’s my plan for #KickingRash when it comes to the homework? How do I make the problem disappear the same way that Butt Paste® makes rashes disappear? It’s too late for this school year. They only have a few days left before summer vacation. But with autumn on the horizon, I’ll have to devise a plan. So far I have this:

  • Location Changes – Once a week we’ll do homework at the library, a park or possibly the Tilted Kilt, however we’ll need to get a field trip slip signed on that one.. Switching up the location can make it a bit more interesting for EVERYONE, I hope. Or, it could distract them even worse. Who knows.
  • Team Efforts- Not only are my wife and I going to be the ones helping with homework, they’re going to help each other while we lock ourselves in our walk-in closet! Giving them a bit more responsibility over each other might add some accountability?
  • Reward System- Monthly rewards based on daily agreeability. Earn 15 points in a month and we’ll go out for smoothies (underage gambling) or In n’ Out.

I’ll have more plans come early September, but for right now, I just wish it were easier. I wish I could just Buttpaste the problem away. One swipe to make the irritation start to disappear and the soreness to heal.

In the interim, it’s become my life’s mission to figure out what else in my life that I can Butt Paste® into submission. What are the chances that the parking enforcement guys in my neighborhood would appreciate some BP smeared on that ticket-counter?

EDITOR’S NOTE: This was a sponsored post on behalf of Boudreaux’s Butt Paste® and their #KickingRash campaign, however the math struggle was all mine! For more information on Boudreaux’s®, check them out here, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.