As a homeschooling mom, I am often told that I am very patient, as my child is around me most of the time and yet I don't complain. Here's my explanation- I am certainly not as patience as I would like to be. And I don't complain because- 1. I don't ever feel that my child is a burden or extra work for me. I take him as an extention of my own life. (Threaded below)