Careers and Homeschooling

[rosinthebow]

I am very interested in home-schooling or unschooling my kids rather than sending them to school in a few years, they are 1 and 3 right now. I have always felt that I would love to do it and that it is really the best thing I could do for them as well, but I just hadn't made an absolute decision yet. However, last night after attending a little talk featuring a renowned unschooling mother and speaker I felt so inspired and became convinced that there is almost no way I can't do it, it just seems so natural and right and not to mention, like so much fun, spending those years with my kids and helping and watching them discover the world.

But I will get to the point of my question...I guess the only thing really holding me back from knowing 100% that I want to do this, and hopefully this doesn't sound selfish, is that I always envisioned myself having some sort of career, not a 9-5 office job per se, but that I would find something I really loved doing, become really good at it and make a living doing that, I was attempting to pursue that path up until a few years ago when I first became pregnant, exploring possible careers, but then motherhood happened and is of course the greatest blessing and I have been fortunate enough to have the financial support of my partner so that I have been able to devote myself to that full time. But, I imagined that once my kids were older and in school I would have a chance again to develop that side of myself and my life. So that is where homeschooling gets tricky. I know people homeschool and work, generally with a home-based business I guess. I am like 98% there, I am just curious about this.

I would love to hear others' thoughts and/or experiences. thanks.

[sparkygirl74]

I am going to school right now for web design. I wanted something that I could do from home, made a decent amount of $ and that could be interesting. I am hoping that it is all three

[gini1313]

I have a career (RN), and I homeschool. I don't work traditional hours, and neither does dh, but together we both work and homeschool. I think it gets easier as the kids get older, too...

[ocelotmom]

I'm currently in nursing school right now. It seems that RN and homeschooling are a common combination! One of my instructors even homeschools her kids.

My husband has a home business as a knifemaker, which is good, as he can work around my schedule and provide at least basic supervision for the kids while I'm gone.

[zjande]

To be honest, in my situation, I've decided that mama-ing & homemaking is & will always be my career. There are things I am passionate about (I went to college in veterinary medicine before meeting my DH), but none that I am passionate enough about that I would sacrifice these yrs home with my shorties. I do hope that one day I might be able to make some income from selling products off our land that we don't even own yet (such as raw milk, produce, etc), but I wouldn't have to leave home for that.

[NightOwlwithowlet]

I'm a respiratory therapist in a hospital, like an nursing job there is a lot of flexibility with hours and schedules. I love the job, but am burnt out right now.
I work about 60 to 80 hours a month and make over 25,000 a year, though I do have many years of experience and tons of credentials. It is possible to work full time and home school if you have a reliable sitter or a partner with a flexible schedule. DH has a job where he travels three weeks or more at a time.