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    Nervous mom embarking on the homeschool journey for the first time.
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    In da boonies, way up north U.P. Michigan
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    my hobbies have been replaced with educating, and being educated; nurturing, homemaking;
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    1.Mom-son, 6 & daughter 1 1/2; 2. Partner to my wonderful bf; 3.-Student-med. office specialist, bay
  1. Hi! Dickinson County Yooper here, looking for a penpal for my DS soon to be 7. Secular homeschooling for the past year, and loving it! Anyone wanna keep in touch??
  2. HOIL Primary School. H.ome-O.rganized I.nterest-Led.......
  3. thanks Joanne but i don't think I agree with that. My son is 6, and hs is the ONLY school he knows, and I have a feeling, knowing our judge, she is not going to want to change that without some solid reason why. He didn't reply to the friend of the court for over 35 days, he has shown them time and again how irresponsible he is, I really am not too worried about it anymore. thanks everyone for the input
  4. whew, that topic was much better received here than i thought it would be!
  5. geez, are we the only ones who put cinnamon and sugar on ours, specially in the fall......
  6. except for the part about marijuana being harmful. it isn't, and it may in fact BE the cure for cancer, and it is illegal because it is too hard for the government to regulate it, and it would cut into the drug companies pockets WAY too much. other than that, i love the advice rebekkah...thanks!
  7. thanks, but if there is one thing i am sure of is that these posts mean nothing to him or my situation.
  8. yes, but all the other stuff too! kids are doing something called "bath salts" around here....frequently,. yikes!
  9. so far, i filled out some paperwork, met with friend of the court who mailed the ex something he had 28 days to return, he didn't. they gave him 7 more days, he still didn't. so now they are assuming his income at full time minimum wage, unless he shows up to dispute it then, (THEN he WILL show up i am sure), and he can make any arguement about what i ask for custody. which is that my son lives with me, ex can have visitation as requested, but no overnights where he lives currently, he really isn't disputing any custody we work that out. i dunno wth his dispute is really. he is just mad that it is "official" now and he has to be legally obligated to give me x amount a week. the only reason i even brought it to the court to begin with is cuz of the condition of his home. i thought he would be like "she is serious i better buckle down and find a job and a nicer place". he lives for free in an 200 year old run down home on his fathers land...anyway i can't do the custody without the child support, even if i wanted to. my son gets state health insurance-medicaid...anyway they want support whether i ask for it or not. the more i think about it the more i am sure i will never hear another word about the homeschooling issue. especially when i have every receipt for every book and pencil and telescope and map and field trip and tae kwon do and guitar practice i ever paid for. i just don't think he will push it. and if so, i can't see our local judge thinking i am a bad mother or educator, with all i have to show for it
  10. simply put...i am all for it and completely legal in my state. doesn't mean my kids see it or know it, but when public school is teaching D.A.R.E., i am just wondering when is the right time to have an anti-drug talk with my ds, and how to discuss marijuana medicinely as opposed to the other drugs that i want him to stay away from! understand, this isn't coming from a "pothead" but a concerned responsible mom who grows and uses herbs of ALL kinds! currently 3 kinds of basil growing, oregano, thyme, parsley, lavendar, eccinachea, chamomille, lemongrass, bee's balm, marjoram, calendula, you get the picture....
  11. right now, me i guess since there is nothing yet in place. we have a meeting on the 19th and as far as i know i have the "physical custody" and decision making and he has so many overnights...i really dunno this is all new and over my head.:confused::001_unsure:
  12. thanks guys. initially i freaked. but 1.) i doubt he would hire an attorney and fight me...2.) in the long run he usually makes the right decision to make our son happy....3.) i have saved every little thing we did in first grade this year, and i can't tell you currently where my son is nationally, but i know where he stands compared to the students at our hodunk k-12 public school, and he honestly is way ahead of his peers around here...but think i should order a CAT or something? which brings up another question...do you do an achievement test every year for your child? california achievement or something different? suggestions here?
  13. imo, he is above his level. i mean his reading is effortless and excels in math, his penmanship is better than mine....just started hsing this year and not sure what are requirements are for testing at this age and in this state....
  14. Hi everyone. I live in MI, where I am free to homeschool without reporting or strict curriculum guidelines and such. I finally made the decision to have a custody order and order for child support for my ds6. Until now, I have given the ex 4 years to "get his life together" and he just helped out sporadically, and showed up for visits just as sporadically. I made the decision to put it into legal document after one too many no-shows, and the fact that he won't get a decent enough job to provide a habitable home for our son. His current home is crumbling....anyway, up until now he was supportive, even proud, of the fact that I...I...have homeschooled. He never showed any interest, but was supportive. Now all of a sudden he threatened me with "you are not a licensed educator and I don't think I want him homeschooled anymore and I am going to do something about it." Is it possible for him to stop me? Even if I have saved everything my son has done and learned to show proof of his education? Any one have any answers?
  15. does anyone have a good site for childrens poems for memory work? or another method? or somewhere to find a "recommended" list of poems suitable for my ds6 memory and copywork? thanks!
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