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  1. This has been on my mind lately and this topic prompted me to ask. How does one accept when our adult children make choices we don't like or we are disappointed in? The pain can be great (yes, I know from experience), and I tend to take it personally. For example, none of my older 3 say they will homeschool (only 1has children), my oldest is not a stay-at-home mom (and not for financial reasons) one child has abandoned his religious upbringing, etc. wondering how I can get to a place of acceptance and move beyond the pain.
  2. I did this for my 14 year old. I wish I had done it for my now 22 year old. I stuck with it the whole way through, and it was so hard on myself, my relationship with him, my marriage, and my other dc. I thought it was my only option. I know longer believe that. School can be a better option for some children. I would much rather deal with the school and all of the hoops than hurt our relationship.
  3. Care.com does not charge those looking for work. They charge those looking to hire (basically to advertise who/what they need). You can pay to have yourself ranked higher in searches but I have never done so and have landed several jobs. So, you don't have to spend any money to get your name out there other than a background check and that is not required but a lot of people will ask for it before they hire you. They send a daily email with available jobs.
  4. Try care.com for nanny/babysitting jobs, tutoring, pet sitting, etc. I have had jobs where they allow me to bring my child.
  5. I say yes to kefir made yourself using raw milk from a local farmer.
  6. LLMom

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    Feel free to pm me. I have a lot of info on traditional Catholics; just shoot me your questions.
  7. I have no earthly idea if courting led to this (I think that would be hard to determine), but I would say most of the other people out there doing this sort of thing (including porn which is a huge problem) didn't court or homeschool but probably had your typical American upbringing. I don't know what led to it, but I don't think it is as simple as something like courting. Modern dating isn't that great either. Not sure of the answers...
  8. I didn't have time to read all of the replies, but if she doesn't have a dairy allergy you could try homemade kefir for probiotics. It is one of the best ways to get them, and it is amazing at improving gut health/mood.
  9. I did hs my ds, now 22, all the way through. He had/has adhd, dyslexia, and was diagnosed ODD as a child and now bipolar as an adult. It was incredibly hard. It was part of the reason I had to put my other children in school. It completely burned me out, and I ended up suffering depression. Lots of self-care if you do continue to homeschool. My son is my 2nd child so I had lots of littles after him and that added to my stress.
  10. We went through the local public school district, and they were very helpful. They didn't give me any trouble about being a homeschooler. They even gave me teaching tips and resources to contact locally. I had to use them because our insurance wouldn't cover private testing, and we didn't have the money for it. I think each school district is different. Educate yourself on your state's laws which can be found on your state education website.
  11. I have been listening to podcasts on homeschooling to get me motivated. Many free ones available. They help the time pass for me.
  12. My granddaughter is only 2, but my dd, who was homeschooled all the way through says she does not want to homeschool her. I will help out any of my kids if they decide to homeschool any of them.
  13. That is nice you have that option! My state does not allow it. Since you can pull out at any time, I would give it a try. There are bound to be other homeschoolers there not taking a full load so they might now stick out so bad.
  14. It's so encouraging to see all of the wonderful ideas. I have written a few posts on dealing with homeschooling when you don't want to and burnout. Maybe some of these would help you. Be thankful where you are Feeling trapped into homeschooling
  15. when all of mine went to school last year, it was very quiet. But I so needed a break that it was refreshing. We were already used to a school schedule because dh is a public high school teacher so we were already chained to that. Homework wasn't much of an issue once I taught them how to study for tests. They had plenty of homework, but I am very hands off in that area. They are learning to be organized and responsible. If you want more info on how it may impact you emotionally, I have lots of posts on my blog (see signature) on some of the things I have experienced and friends who homeschooled but have sent kids to school.
  16. Redoing week 4, and it is still hard! I have spent 2 weeks on every week, but it is taking me so long to get stronger. It is quite frustrating. Maybe its my age (49) because I was in decent shape before starting, and I used to jog a few years back. I am thin so I don't know what is going on.
  17. I printed and bound mine as well. Love her stuff.
  18. Most of my children are now in private school. They were a bit older than yours, but they transitioned very well both socially and academically. I don't do a lot in the way of after schooling because they go to a good school using a classica curriculum. I do read a loud good books to them because school takes so much time that they can't read a lot of books whether a classical school or not!
  19. Death Comes for the Archbishop and A Tree Grows in Boston. These are the two I have read so far this summer. Loved both of them.
  20. I put my high schoolers in school for social reasons because we are rural, and they didn't have much of a chance for social opportunities. It has been so good for them.
  21. It is hard especially when our ideal and reality don't match. Many feelings of guilt, failure, loss, and more may occur. Be gentle on yourself. I know you did many good things.
  22. W4 day 1 done yesterday. It sure is a big jump from week 3!
  23. I had to learn this too when I put my kids in school. I have a few ideas you can read about here: Creative lunch ideas and lunch making station.
  24. $4,000 for K-8 and $9,000 9-12. (Catholic) We get multiple child discounts, generous scholarships/tuition assistance, and grandparents help. Dh and I work summers to make up the rest. We have 3 in private school. Last year we had 5. 1 public school teacher income in a low cost of living area. I have heard of some moms working at the school to have tuition reduced. If you are interested, I wrote a post on how we afford private school for our kids.
  25. the bullet journal got hard for me to keep up with. I had a hard time making new lists each month so I bought A Simple plan homeschool family planner.
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