Science Project NIGHTMARE

OK, so I will fully admit:  I am a procrastinator.  I work better under pressure.  But will my child?  Do I teach her about mapping out her time to make the most of it, or do I teach her the bad habit of procrastination just because it is easier?  I elect for procrastination!  Hold on people, just joking. 

So my child has a fourth grade science fair experiment due March 9th.  I have been trying to be the good parent.  I gathered all the materials we needed and tonight we got started.  Unfortunately,  I have a child who could care less about all of this and is only doing it because she has too and a husband who wants no part and fights with me when I ask him for some guidance.  I should say, that once the fighting was over, he did help with what I asked him to.  Thanks Dear.

Trying to get your kid to think for herself is no easy task.  Mine is very smart, yet she will try and manipulate you into answering everything for her. (Guess she learned some laziness from me after all)
She started out fine, but after being asked the same question three times on the same piece of paper, got a little tired of trying to find a new way to word her answer.  I don't blame her.  I was getting irritated also.  I mean, come on, they are 10!  If you want them to become future scientists, then you shouldn't expect them to do these projects at home, with parents who hate these things.  I mean, we already had to do these type of projects for numerous years and celebrated when the torture was finally over.  I know I did!  Sorry, but I am no scientist. 

We tried to pick a fairly easy experiment, in both procedure and final result.  We are finding out which type of sugar, white or brown, forms crystals faster on cotton string.  4 easy steps and then a week of monitoring and something fun to show the other kids and judges.  So I thought.  Then you start trying to answer their "procedure time line sheet", they are trying to keep the kids and parents from falling behind, and our simple project became too simple.  Oh well, we have completed the questions, and because nerves are raw, we are going to complete the sample graph tomorrow.  It is not due until Friday, so I guess we are technically ahead of schedule.  I just hope it stays that way.

 How many more years of this do I have to go? I must have been pretty evil in my past life.  HA!