Shelly in VA Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 that the biggest benefit she would see to homeschooling would be that her kids would be around during the day to help with the housekeeping chores. WHAT?!!! Btw, my 4 kids range in age from 2.5-13; she has two daughters, ages 9 and 13. I laughed, and said that if she could find me a house that is CLEANER at the end of the day with 4 kids in it all day long, getting schoolwork and projects in and out, than a comparable house where the 4 kids are at school from 8-3:30, and they just come in with a backpack of homework, that she should let me know. I laughed, but truly, things like this irritate me to no end. What are people thinking?!! Really?!!! Does she think the kids are sitting patiently here all day, eagerly awaiting the next assignment which they diligently clean up when they are done, and hoping to be able to vacuum or dust something in their spare time? Arrgghh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 If it were only so.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmgconner Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: hehehe! Just send her right over - I'll quickly dispel that myth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 \Does she think the kids are sitting patiently here all day, eagerly awaiting the next assignment which they diligently clean up when they are done, and hoping to be able to vacuum or dust something in their spare time? Seriously? Your kids aren't :001_huh:? :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Unfortunately mouths, unlike vacuum cleaners, do not come with a filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PariSarah Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 . . . Isaac is homeschooling this year because we want his help with the baby? {running and ducking} :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey in TX Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Wow, we have a comedian in the house!:lol::lol::lol: That is just not true. My impeccable home is a kid-crazed asylum now. Guess I value education time more than toilet cleaning time. (Maybe the comedian is on to something! jk) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K&Rs Mom Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 :lol: OTOH, a lady at church (not a fan of homeschooling) was recently asking me how I ever get anything done. She hasn't even seen my house, just assumed the dc kept me busy all day.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Shoot, my kids help all day with the house, and yes, in between Math and Logic they switch the laundry around. If I sent my kids to PS I'd either spend all my time at the barn or in front of the tv. Since we homeschool I have to be organized, and the more I have to do the more organized I am and the better things run around here. Each of our dds has taken on part of the house running around here, and on their own I might add. All summer the oldest did all the laundry for all seven of us, from gathering it up to putting it back. The other is a general picker-upper-straightener type. I do the kitchen and cooking. One of the reasons we homeschool is so that all the children can learn how to do what we do. Whether it's cleaning the house, breaking a horse, feeding the cattle or building a corral. They get a better education, we get help, we spend time together and they learn skills on top of that. So yep, I'd say once the kids are old enough, it's definitely a plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 My kids have chores...but even with doing the chores, it is obvious that there are 11 people living here! (our household includes and uncle and a cousin as well) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I've only known one homeschooler with an immaculate house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Shelly, I think you gave a good reponse to your friend. While some may be able to keep their house clean because their kids are at home and can help, there's plenty of us (myself included!) who find that the more of us that are home during the day, the messier the house is. Maybe this will make her start thinking, "hmmm...if not housekeeping, what is a good reason to homeschool?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Might want to let her know that we all laughed (if she is the kind that can take a joke) ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Shoot, my kids help all day with the house, and yes, in between Math and Logic they switch the laundry around. One of the reasons we homeschool is so that all the children can learn how to do what we do. So yep, I'd say once the kids are old enough, it's definitely a plus. Same here. They have regular house keeping chores that they do between subjects, and at the same time they are learning photography, graphic design, printing and some of the basic management that comes along with owning a small business. If they went to school I'd have to do most of this myself. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Before I started homeschooling I had some pretty unrealistic ideas of what our days would be like. Now that they're a little older, I have to say they are quite a bit of help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Hmm, I've often thought that an advantage to sending my kids to public school would be that my house would stay cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenadina Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I only have 1 kid, but I have to say that the mess in my house is not because of him...I am the problem!! My house is a cluttered mess for 2 reasons: 1. We moved from a 3-bd (one room was an office) into a very small 2-bd with no storage space...without getting rid of anything! Most of the mess is due to the fact that we are in desperate need of another bookcase...There are book piles all over the place because my shelves are already full, and this is compounded by the fact that my husband is in law school and brings home a new pile of books every semester.:blink: 2. I never learned how to clean up after myself. How I managed to teach this to my son is anyone's guess, but I think it was part personality and part fear that he'd end up like me if I didn't start "training" him early. My 5yo puts away all dishes that belong within his reach, makes his own bed, takes out the garbage, and folds/puts away his own laundry. He also cleans up after every activity before starting the next, which is something we started doing as soon as he could walk while holding an object. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Me too, and me too. Now, I still can't say my house is clean, particularly ... there are still four boys that are here all the dang time. But yes, they do the laundry, the vacuuming, the dishes, the grass, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphireStitch Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 My daughter, in particular, is a BIG help around the house and has been for several years. I have fibromyalgia, and even though I have some medication and other things that help some, it still affects greatly the amount of housework I can accomplish. Now that she's 19 and is working part-time and involved in other things she is not available to help out as much. I'm training my son to take over some things, and she still does as much as she can...but I'm feeling the difference. Of course the house gets messier than if we were all gone all day every day! So you have the kids at home helping and you have them at home making a mess. But at the age your friend's kids are she might very well get a net gain of help from them. Especially since she doesn't have any younger ones to mess up after those two clean up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Lol! I've often thought to myself that a cleaner house might be argument for putting them *in* school! ;o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMominTX Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Dh and I talk about this all the time. I have a housekeeper and sometimes we allocate her cost to marriage counseling and sometimes to educational expenses. I think the only thing better for house cleanliness would be for them to wear a uniform - even I could stay on top of the laundry when all I had to wash was white shirts and navy skorts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay in Cal Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Hmmm.... maybe I can come live in her fantasy world? Our house is a constant work in progress because I have little boys making messes all the time, and no time when they aren't here to pick up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Hood Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Myth. Kids home all day long = cleaner house. What is she thinking? Truth. Homeschooling is messy business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in VA Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Boys are so much messier than girls, it's truly amazing to me! Maybe that's my problem... Seriously, I have 2 boys and 2 girls, and WOW is there a difference in the cleanliness, and just general hygiene and neatness. They are all expected (except the 2yo!) to make their own beds, fold and put away their own laundry, and generally keep up their rooms, but there is a significant difference in what gets done in Lego world v. what gets doll in American Girl/horse land! Really, I think most of the chores I require I would require wherever they were in school, so I can't see that homeschooling does anything other than add to the number of times a kid tromps through the house with leaves on their shoes, dirty hands touching light switches, and the scraps of paper from craft project that *almost* all make it into the trashcan. :001_unsure: I do have to admit, though, that the kids do the dog walking chore during the day, while I take the dark night walk, so that does save me some time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in VA Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Sorry for the dreadful grammar in that last post; time to call it a day, I guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Booo Hissss!!! LOL Has she seen the episode of Super Nanny with the 2 homeschooled teen girls yet? Not a good attitude, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camibami Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Ooh! Ooh! I have a funny story along those lines. We were due to move overseas, and my oldest DD needed a physical. I took her in, and the doc just mostly talked to her about stuff. When she mentioned school, and DD said she homeschooled, the doctor asked what that was like. My DD went on for 5 FULL MINUTES about doing laundry. I kid you not. I about died- I didn't want to interrupt, because I would seem defensive, so I just sort of sat there and gave a weak smile. You see, just that week I decided the girls were old enough to learn to do laundry, and we had "laundry lessons" every day on how to sort, put in soap, dry, etc. The girls thought it was great fun. But couldn't she have mentioned all the trips to the Smithsonian museums?? The science projects?? Math?? Nope. Just laundry. I can laugh about it now, but I came home and told DH that if CPS shows up, we'll know who sent them!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom to Aly Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 That, to me, is like all of the people who tell me it must be nice to have so much free time, and not have to follow a schedule, like with kids in school. Yes, we don't have that kind of a free schedule, but the way they say it, you would think we went skipping through a field of daisies everyday, with nothing to do!! (these must be the same people who say homeschooled kids get no socialization--probably because they are skipping through fields of daisies all day ;) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 My kids were in PS at one time and it is easier and less hectic to have them home. I don't keep them home just so they can do housework, even though it is a plus :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I've always thought a the best part of schooling out of the house would be the time alone to get housekeeping done! I could organize closets with the kids gone for hours at a time!! :D Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamato4girls Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 That is hilarious, and sort of makes me mad! I have heard things like that, and I totally agree with your response. Some people are just clueless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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