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11 Comments

  1. Rachel
    November 1, 2011 @ 10:55 am

    Beautifully put, Heidi.

  2. Ashley Pichea
    November 1, 2011 @ 11:02 am

    I think some parents think of homeschooling as having to be with your children EVERY.SINGLE.WAKING.MOMENT. and that scares them. I know, at least for me, that’s a huge struggle with the homeschooling “debate.” I had to get over my own wants/desires for “me time” {or find time when the kids are sleeping or playing independently} and realize that having “unlimited” time with my kids is a blessing, not a curse.

    Stopping by to say “hi” from the Hip Homeschool Hop!!

  3. Julie
    November 1, 2011 @ 6:56 pm

    “singing Kumbaya and dancing through the fields of tall green grass all day” – that makes me smile.

    Very well said. I usually just nod and smile and say, “It is not for everyone, but you’d be surprised at how much easier life can be.”

  4. Eschelle
    November 1, 2011 @ 8:04 pm

    I am going to be so lucky to still be stay at home mom/daycare provider whilst my kids are in school giving me that time too. I highly suggest being home for moms it is so wonderful and non-chaotic as opposed to the other options I have.

  5. Eschelle
    November 1, 2011 @ 8:04 pm

    oops forgot to say also that it is nice to meet you and that i’m a new follower via the blog hop 🙂

  6. Anna-Marie
    November 4, 2011 @ 5:33 am

    I couldn’t agree more. Thanks for linking up on the NOBH:)

  7. Lexi
    November 7, 2011 @ 10:17 pm

    I could not have said it better! I get this question all the time but your answer is awesome! I’m sharing this!

  8. Heidi
    November 8, 2011 @ 9:36 am

    Thank you Lexi! I am flattered that you would want to share this. It was something that just came flying out of me one evening and I knew I just had to post it!

  9. Melinda Martin
    December 18, 2011 @ 12:37 am

    Amen and amen! It saddens me to hear women say that. After years in the workforce and my oldest son growing up in daycare, I am so blessed to have been a SAHM/homeschooling mom for the last four years. We LOVE it!

  10. secondsfromsteaming
    June 11, 2013 @ 4:25 pm

    From the opposite side, I know myself well enough to realize that I am simply too selfish to be a good home-school parent. I wish it weren’t true, because (as we have talked about, lol) I often wish that I HAD chosen to home-school my one and only darling boy. However, I work from home, when I work. I get to go to the gym, when I want, run errands, clean (although it seems I always run out of time for THAT!), cook and all the above, at my own leisure and without accompaniment. Then when the boy comes home, I can (try to!) calmly deal with teaching him the things the school fails in (and there is much!) Often, I wish that I did home-school him just because we could be through the work faster, do the extra work that the learning disability requires, and still have several hours left in the day. The difference is … I couldn’t do all those selfish “me” things that keep me sane. My situation is significantly different than most tho, and I realize that. I gave up a lucrative career outside the home in order to keep my son out of day care and if I needed to re-enter that rat race, my home-schooling debate might have ended differently. Still though … I would LOVE to send my child to YOU to teach … 🙂 I think you are all saints, and wish God had blessed me with any amount of patience at all.

  11. Heidi
    June 12, 2013 @ 8:48 am

    My dear friend, I am touched by your response here. I am in no way under the impression that homeschooling is for every parent or every child and I KNOW what an amazing parent you are. Knowing your limits is important and you know you better than anyone and you fight harder and think deeper to support your son than anyone. I have know doubt you have chosen the path that is best for you. I just want people to know that homeschooling isn’t the pink elephant they necessarily think it is, and hope that people wouldn’t just discount it as on option if they were looking for something to alter what isn’t working for them. That is how we came to homeschool. Public school wasn’t ideal, we dug deep and researched other things, and decided to take the plunge…one year at a time. We have now finished 7 years and can’t imagine going back. You my friend are the kind of mom any kid would dream of having, and if you needed me to I would take your boy anytime. 🙂

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