Flashback to Modern Day Schooling

As a homeschooling mom I noticed when folks couldn’t convince me to put my children in “modern day school” they would try to sell the idea to my children causing them to wonder if  maybe they were missing out on something. 

I’d know differently but life is all about experiences. What better time to teach children how to make big decisions for themselves than in their childhood.  See when I became an adult I learned how important decision making skills are.  I mean, every moment we make a choices.  Those choices add up to the quality of our lives.  So when my children asked if they could try it, I enrolled them with the understanding they had made a decision and they had to follow through on that choice.  Teaching them how to follow through on commitments they make with themselves. 

Homeschooling is my family’s homeostasis.  This traditional schooling may not be for everyone but it’s ours.  Just like being a vegan I’ve come to see how saying you homeschool your children can trigger an in welcoming response unless the person is a homeschooler.  However, if I mention I’m a single mother and I homeschool then I’ve even found many rebuttals in the homeschooling community.  Yes, it has been challenging homeschooling as a single mother.  Yes, at times it does mean - unless you have a lot of money saved up for a divorce- that their may be financial struggles.  Yes, it does mean you’re completely worn out unless you have a support system or learn to manage it all. 

I have struggled as a homeschooling single mother. Sometimes there was more life schooling going on. I’m thankful for my godparents who purchased curriculum for my children to continue schooling.   I’m thankful for the homeschooling mommies who would help me see I wasn’t this awful mom who was trying to bite off more than she could chew.  They showed me their struggles were nearly identical to my own even financially.   They encouraged me.  Even outside of the homeschooling community I have found a few people who took the time to get to know my family.  They could see where traditional schooling was the best option for my family. 

It’s important to be You. It’s important to be uniquely you. It’s important to embrace and love yourself for who you are.  When we have a family, it’s important to be an individual. To be the unique family you are and discover what works for you even if you have to create a new mold  or walk a path few travel. Sometimes people will have opinions which could create a little uncertainty but just like my children discovered it’s okay to make a choice for other people just to so you know you’re certain.  Experiences can breed confidence.  Sending them to modern day school was an experience.  In the end

JUST BE YOU!