A child's education is one of the most important things in life, now when I say education I also mean educated about life.. Too often we take for granted what we teach our children, or what others teach our children.
I was not a homeschooled child, I went to public school. Both my parents worked, but let's just face it schools aren't what they use to be. Now days too many people are "sue happy" and lord forbid we make our children mind these days.
My child went to PS for kinder and part of first. She wasn't doing well, kids are mean. Makes me sad bc kids learn behaviors from somewhere. Also, they want to make our kids "cookie cutter" kids. No sir! Not me! I want that special kid whon loves to learn who is genuinely nice to others...
It became apparent that she was unhappy. She cried every morning as we walked to school. Begging to stay with me. ( this kid has never cared if I left her at daycare, church nursery, grandmas etc) she cried everyday on way home from school, she cried every night... She hadn't slept in weeks and she developed anxiety attacks. She would fake sick just to come home...
Something wasn't right! We pulled her for some medical reasons as we'll, but since pulling her she is a whole new kid. She's happy again! When people see her now they comment how happy she is. I remember telling my husband that if it's best for her then I'll make it work.. Being mom isn't about what's best for me it's about sacrificing thyself for them!
I was full of self doubt... Could I do it!?!? Am I smart enough? Will I be sane after this? Guess what? I can do it, when I doubt if I'm doing enough God shows me I'm doing just fine! One day I was expressing to my fellow HS moms how I just wasn't sure if I was doing good and don't want to fail her... The next day I heard her reading Juney B. Jones to her babies, actually reading!! What? A chapter book and she's 6? When I pulled her she couldn't read hardly at all and it's been 6 weeks! Wow thanks God!!
We are now part of a HS group that my new friends and I created and we are loving life. I feel it's important to know who we explode are children to, and threw this group we can monitor it and they can become great friends and us moms need each other just as much as our kids need friends!
Thanks for enjoying our HS experience with us.
Tara
