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K2's avatar

Indeed. It’s a long time gone when the nearby Aunts (single or not) and other assorted relatives and long-term friends would be close at hand to help and guide new stay-at-home mothers. Local home school groups have formed all over the country, thankfully, but at the rate that people move around it’s hard to maintain the trust level that a stable community can provide.

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I’m would say you can still always have a go at it. The fact that you’re willing to take your kids out of a dehumanizing system says a lot to them about your values and your love for them. I’m far from perfect; my house is usually messy to the point that I feel bad when people drop by, but I’m so glad that I have homeschooled my 14 year old at least until now. She did competitive gymnastics for a few years and met her bff there. She does all her work without being asked and so far is so much happier and friendly to me and her father than I was as a teenager. Now she’s trying out a hybrid school that goes in two days a week and we can see how it goes and adjust. My 4 year old tried TK one day a week at the same place, but after school she would be incredibly grumpy. One day I picked her up and a substitute had them eating lunch watching YouTube videos which was playing an ad at the moment I arrived. I was like you know I don’t need her so doing that, so I pulled her out. She was sad because she liked some the other kids, but since I took her out she has been doing really well, happier and sweeter than ever. Kids need boundaries and like to see you stick by your principles, even imperfectly. Nothing has to be 100% or forever and you’re still doing something good for them. If they do spend time in school your views and suspicion of the system will likely be shown to be correct in their own eyes.

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