So I could talk about guilt. That was one topic I planned for. You know, because every time my kids struggle, I feel like I have totally failed them. "If only I had..." comes up far too often in my thoughts.
Or I could talk about how long it has been since I've had serious one-on-one time with an adult. Except that actually, I had a couple weeks of it recently with Dad. Not quite the same, so be careful what you wish for.
I could talk about all the things we are missing out on, like paid-for dual enrollment for Connor. But that depresses me. Because maybe I am failing him.
Or I could talk about how my job ends up getting me totally crazy busy doing things and I don't have the time to actually do school. You know, another area where I'm failing.
But there is a completely different side of my Real Life Homeschool.
That is evident when I see my 14-year-old making a stop-motion film with his little brother. Or when the 16-year-old is brushing his 9-year-old sister's hair. Or the 17-year-old is making sure I realize that I've hurt the 14-year-old's feelings.
These guys interact in ways that matter to me.
My Real Life Homeschool also includes moments where I'm trying to get out of someplace, only I can't. Because my kids are busy cleaning up, or putting away chairs, or otherwise being responsible, productive, helpful people.
Real Life Homeschool also includes moments where I have a teen explaining 4th dimension theory to me (not that he succeeds in making me understand it) and people who do understand the theoretical implications inform me that he does have a solid grasp of it.
Or the 11-year-old is having a casual conversation with adults, and they have to get him to define some of the vocabulary he is using.
So, I suppose, I can't be screwing everything up.
Discover real life in other homeschools with the Schoolhouse Review Crew bloggers! Join the blog hop to read more!
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Here are some of the other blogs that are participating. I'll be linking up ten a day! Twenty today, because <ahem> I didn't post yesterday.
Life at Rossmont
A Stable Beginning
Happy Little Homemaker
Joyful Hearts and Faces
Day by Day in Our World
Mama's Coffee Shop
Delightful Learning
Double O Farms
Tales of a Homeschool Family
Home Sweet Life
A Rup Life
Indy Homeschool
The Open Window-An Autism Blog
Creative Madness Mama
Hopkins Homeschool
Tots and Me...Growing Up Together
Our Journey
Crystal Starr
A Little This ... A Little That
For the Display of His Splendor
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