Sick of it!

I am sick of telling people what to do: brush your teeth, get dressed, stop hitting each other, make your bed, practice the piano, do your math (grammar, science, writing, etc.), pick up your toys, turn off the TV, do your homework, stop whining, speak kindly, and on and on and on!!! Homeschooling exhausts me. Jenna's crying about piano exhausts me. It makes me want to not make my kids do anything. They can be losers if they want to and when they grow up and blame me I'll just say that I couldn't take it and I was tired of nagging and I wanted to have a relaxed atmosphere in our home and peace in my heart. I figure that if they really want to do something THEY can bring it up themselves and then maybe they'll be motivated. Society judges people on their accomplishments, but aren't our virtues are more important? Dumbledore said it well, "It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices." Perhaps I should spend my energy focusing on helping my kids develop compassion, morality, politeness, self-sufficiency, honesty, gratitude - instead of worrying about practicing scales and getting every single math problem right. I mean, yes, hard work is also a virtue and kids need to be taught to work toward goals, but isn't there a way to do it that doesn't cause so much frustration for everyone and that doesn't require coercion and manipulation? I needed to rant. It's a stressful day.