Learning patience in so many ways...

... continuing to try and help a 14yr. old learn to read with efficiency after working at it for nearly 10yrs.

... trying to bear with a 4 1/2yr. old (not my own ~ one i baby-sit) who continues to have dirty "accidents" in his pants ~ and when he's holding his tummy like it's hurting but if i suggest he should go potty, suddenly he's sure his tummy doesn't hurt and he doesn't need to go

... and there's a few other things, but i don't feel like dumping it all here on the www (sorry)

So maybe there's something about "patience" that i need to be learning... or maybe i'm missing the point altogether??