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To: agrarianlady
And I personally would not like my children home every day.

It's not a good idea to homeschool your kids if you don't like being around them. I'm sure they are much better off away and at school.

20 posted on 10/04/2004 7:47:26 PM PDT by Born in a Rage
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To: Born in a Rage
It's not a good idea to homeschool your kids if you don't like being around them. I'm sure they are much better off away and at school.

I should clarify that I do love being around my kids. They are in pre-school 3 days per week. I pick them up at 2:45. It doesn't seem like a long day for them. They take a nap there because there peers are doing it but it's difficult to get them to take one at home.

It gives them a diversion over being at home 24/7. It is just me at home. No grandparents visit them. One set is too far away and one set is feeling their age and don't like to be bothered.

They are using the A Beka curriculum at pre-school. They love to learn new songs and the almost 5-year-old is reading fluently and the 3.5 year old is starting to read. The teachers there are kind and smart. It helps to have input from them.

I want my children to have more than I feel I can give them 24/7. I am all alone all week with them. It is very lonely for all of us to do that 24/7. The Dad is home at nights and on weekends, to be sure, but it is just me the bulk of the time.

Children can be exhausting. They have a lot more energy than I do and sometimes I need a short break.

Your comment is another example of the holier-than-thou attitude homeschool parents take about other parents who are not psychologically able to be isolated and shut-in with their children *all of the time*.

32 posted on 10/05/2004 6:27:55 AM PDT by agrarianlady
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