What she wants to change

OK, you asked what dd10 wants to change. I'm not entirely certain, as it seems to change from day to day! And knowing her, if one eensy little thing is bothering her, it affects EVERY aspect of her life and she'd like to change the whole thing, instead of just of focusing on changing the bothersome aspect. But here are some things she desires.

• She doesn't want to be in the Youth Honors Choral Program because the rehearsals are 1.5 hrs long and the teacher expects them to work.
• She doesn't want to take organ lessons because she "doesn't like the book" and I suspect because Grandma has high expectations.
• I'm pretty sure she's not really happy with taking flute lessons. Part of that I can understand because it was difficult for all of us when her original flute teacher, a longtime family friend and really fabulous lady, passed away last year.
• She doesn't like her art lessons because she doesn't want to learn the basics of drawing. (Are we seeing a theme here????)
• She doesn't want language arts books that cover "basics" and stuff like proper word useage, etc, even tho she makes mistakes in these areas and obviously still needs instruction therein.
• She only wants one math program, and she only wants to do one page a day in said math program (um, hello, since when does she get to dictate, and how long does she want to take to finish the book????????)
• And the ultimate "grass is greener"--she wants to attend to school. She has no clue how her life would change if THAT were to happen. She has it good, but is clueless as to just HOW good her life is.

That's probably the short list. I work with her as much as I can but sometimes I get tired of the complaints and demands. There are days that they're endless. My list of complaints would be short and to the point, however.

• She doesn't help enough around the house.
• She needs to learn to pick up after herself.
• I'm tired of stepping around/over her messes, and having to look at them for days on end.
• The "privileged princess" act can end anytime. If anybody deserves that title, shouldn't it be me????????