Things Homeschooling Moms Don’t Say!
I have been thinking about the things that I don’t say!
We homeschooling Moms get to hear a lot of other people’s opinions about homeschooling! And I am sure that you, like me, often have to bite your tongue and NOT say what you really think.
Personally, I think I deserve some kind of peace prize for my efforts!!
As we are having such a wet summer here, I have been playing around with some cartoons about it. Here is ‘Things Homeschooling Moms Don’t Say #1’
What comments have you had from non-homeschoolers? And what did you NOT say?
So, how are your children coping with homeschooling?
Me : ( not said ) so, how are yours managing in mainstream???
Ha Donna. Well (not) said! I wonder if people realize how rude they sound when they ask us these things.
I have learned to just giggle at absurd questions.My reply for the above would be how are yours coping with NOT homeschooling and in school.
I would think that but I never manage to say it out loud Michele. I like the idea of giggling though!
I get asked how can I handle being around my kids all day without a break,
I comment how can you handle not knowing for a fact where your kids are and what they are doing or being taught. I couldn’t handle a day away from them like that. I love them and actually Want my children.
Plus, I think that siblings (and families) get along better when they aren’t tired and grumpy from being in school all day. Good point Patty.
Just found your blog and I love it! I love when people say wow, I could never homeschool, my kids would drive me nuts. I have so many retorts that go through my head but all are smart alecky and not worth the effort but really does say something for our society and the state of affairs. The other one I love is directed at us big families ( I have 7 kids); wow, are those all yours? No you big dope I just rented them for the day.
Looking forward to reading more from you!
Ha Kelly! I only ever think of the smart alecky retorts AFTER the event!
I laughed about you renting kids! You know that is one of my steps to becoming a homeschool supermom! Sounds like you are already there.
Thanks for reading my blog! best wishes, Julie.
I had to laugh at Kelly’s comment about renting the kids. We only have 4 and get the same comment all the time about all of them being ours. Even if it smart alecky I am going to use it next time!!!! We are asked all the time about if are kids are able to soicalize. I always want to say. “I don’t know. Why don’t you try and hold a conversation with them and see what you think.”
Ha Jennifer, but I often get that comment about socialization AFTER they have had a good chat with my kids! LOL! Maybe that should tell me something.
I had to laugh at all of these. My mother-in-law asked me just yesterday (and of course I held my tongue) “are you suuure you can handle teaching those kids? it’s awful hard” … I politely replied that I teach them every day anyway, neglecting to remind her that when I homeschooled my son for preschool (back in 2006) and then sent him to a “regular” kindergarten that they wanted to skip him to second grade!! How’s that for teaching lol
Good teaching Chrystal! My daughter went to nursery (kindergarten) for a little while and they told me not to do so much with her, because she would be bored when they did it! I took her out not long after that!
So, this is a little different than the conversation, but just had to share it. Last Sunday, we were driving down the street and passed a big building with very few windows. My teen daughter looked at is and asked, “Is that a jail?” (We are new to the area) Me, “No, silly, its a high school.” Hmmm, ponder the similarities…
Ooh! Yes indeed. Lots of similarities Teresa.
Haha … these are great. I was once asked how I keep my 3 girls from killing each other. I simply said, “well … they actually like each other and don’t have anyone telling them not to.” That stemmed from when my oldest was in public Kindergarten and was told by a classmate that she should hate her siblings. My daughter came home and started treating her sister badly, but soon realized it wasn’t natural and asked me about it. That coupled with her teacher telling us to ‘stop encouraging her to learn, or she’ll be to far ahead and won’t fit in’ prompted us to get her out of there!!!
Karen, I think homeschooled children being in each other’s company all day long does build bonds that they wouldn’t have otherwise. I can’t imagine anyone telling my daughter that she should hate her brother. What a horrible thing to say!
I often get the same questions about socialising. When my eldest daughter was in school she was agressive and unkind as she was manipulated by a bully into doing or saying things to other children. When we decided to take her out of school, her teacher phoned me and was rather aggressive about the situation too! I pointed out that she had no friends in her class and his response was “her vocabulary is too advanced and the other children don’t understand her”. If I had any doubts before, they disappeared in that one sentance as the school had always assured me she was doing fine.
Pah! Teachers really do seem to think ‘one size fits all’. And if it doesn’t fit it is the fault of the child. Well done for standing your ground.
My aunt recently told my mother “I think this whole home schooling thing is more of what Theresa wants and not what Bridget wants” Implying that I am forcing my daughter to do this because I get more excited about home schooling then she does. Yes I force my child to do this because taking naps and watching daytime TV just wasn’t what I wanted to do when she went to a B&M school. I rather wake up at the crack of dawn to finish my lesson plans, teach all day long, and start on dinner and house cleaning as soon as we are done with lessons. Now my day is so much more relaxing. Urg!