I Do Not Like this Fifth Grade Math!

I do not like this fifth grade math, I do not like this 1/3 plus 1/2.
I do not like a decimal place-don't want him to see my confused face.
I do not like notations expanded, I cannot do this single-handed.
I do not like these tests they time; I'm better with words and how they rhyme.
I do not like parentheses, they bring me to my weakened knees.
I do not know quite what to say: "We'll wait for Daddy, go ahead and Play."

I do not like this afternoon ache, my head explodes between each break.
I do not like to have to cheat, but a calculator is hard to beat:-)!
I do not like to have to lie, but "I promise you'll get it if you try!"
I do not know what I will say, when logarithms come home one day.
I do not think my teacher friends will mind, if i facebook them a hundred times.
I do not want their teachers to say-- Did his mom not take math back in her day?

I do not want to disappoint my kid, so I'm studying the number grid.
i do not want to be so shunned, because I got stuck on problem # one.
I do think I will start the prep, for 5th grade word problems and all those steps.
If I start now there should be hope, and MAYBE soon I can conquer Slope!