And other confessions of a homeschool Mom. I have read numerous Be a Better Housewife/Homemaker/Mother/Homeschooler type books over the last decade, and all of them offer practical and encouraging tips relating to all of those roles. However, if you are like me, you may find yourself not quite measuring up to the high standards that [...]
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Are you frustrated with your children yet? Are they frustrated with you? Many homeschools have been in full swing for a couple of weeks now, and you’d be the rare mother indeed if you haven’t wanted to pull your hair out or throttle your kids at least once already. Being around each other day in [...]
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Hi, I’m Laura. I have 4 kids in two sets. In August, they all went through big transitions. I have to admit, I’m feeling pretty mixed up about that. The oldest, my only son, turned 21. I don’t have words to express the jumble of emotions that stir inside me. Pride? Relief? Joy? Anxiety? Yes. All [...]
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Roughly six months ago my family dove head first into a life changing decision: to homeschool or not to homeschool. Over the last couple years, the thought of one day ending our time in private school had definitely crossed my mind a time or two. But it had crossed my mind just as the idea [...]
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I’m coming up on my 12th year of homeschooling. Astonishing! If I had been a public school teacher as I trained to be in college, I would have earned somewhere around $350,000 in the past 12 years, give or take a few thousand. I would have spent somewhere around 2,000 hours teaching literature, grammar, and [...]
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A year ago, we were wondering if we were doing the right thing. A year ago, I doubted myself and my ability to homeschool our almost seven year old. A year ago, my daughter was a miserable, anxious wreck. A year ago, we were lost. As I reflect on the ups and downs of the [...]
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