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post #21 of 33
4/21/05 at 9:40pm
Hey, can I join? I will be "officially" hs-ing my dd this fall as she would have been in kindergarten, but we are starting off unschooling, so I'm not sure how it'll be any different from what we have been doing right along. BUT I will have a baby to add to the mix which will be a challenge with or without hs-ing.

I'm worried about the housework and the meal situation. We already do take-out too much and get too behind on the clutter and dirt. These have been a weakness of mine. I'm not much of a housewife.
post #22 of 33
4/22/05 at 4:19pm

coleslaw

www.flylady.net
www.organizedhome.com
i don't know the link for motivated moms

On the cooking front ( I have several autoimmune disorders and get tired fast at times)
I try to make double batches of what I cook and freeze one. Sometimes on the weekend ds an I will batch cook several items and put the meals in those freezer to microwave/oven dishes....

hth
post #23 of 33
4/24/05 at 6:32pm
As a SAHM, I have always felt that if caring for the kids starts getting easier, I NEED to be doing something else to validate my time at home, yk? When we only had one child, I went to school for a couple hours a week. Then DD came along, so I had a reason to "just be a SAHM" until she was about 2. I started taking classes online again, AND homeschooling my oldest. That didn't work out too well, so I took a little over a year to just homeschool/SAH. Now that DD was older, homeschooling became a little more routine, I decided to do home daycare. So here I am homeschooling both kids, doing home daycare, and also trying to do the housewife thing too. :P[/QUOTE]

6h Fieryfly, I am exactly like you. When my son was a preschooler or younger, I didn't really feel a need to justify staying home. Now that my 1st is in high school, I needed an excuse. Homeschooling is perfect and I don't feel guilty or as though I need to justify myself.

I'm having another in July and plan to homeschool this one all the way through. That may change, but I doubt it. Now that I know so much about homeschooling I can't imagine conforming to the needs of a public or even a private school system.

Really glad to see this list, although there is the homeschool area on MDC as well.

It is odd though that I don't know any SAHM who don't homeschool. I mean, some of them only have kids under 5 but consider themselves homeschoolers because they intend to continue homeschooling. Of course, I probably just don't live in the right neighborhood!
post #24 of 33
4/27/05 at 7:12pm
We are an unschooling family too. I think it is a different thing to be a SAHM and have one's school age kiddos home all day as opposed to in school for several hours. The upside is that there are more hands to help clean the clutter too!
post #25 of 33
4/27/05 at 10:22pm
Right now my kids are too small to be considered "really" homeschooling but I've just started homeschooling my oldest in preschool and I intend to homeschool them through high school. I agree, it was a harder decision to make but I feel like it was the right one for our family.
post #26 of 33
5/30/05 at 11:15pm
Being a homeschooling SAHM is so different then when kids are in school. Most of my close friends are SAHM's but have kids in school. They want to meet up and do things but I am hesitant to do so b/c we have schoolwork but mostly b/c the older kids would be bored. Of course we do stuff with our homeschooling group too.

The time commitment is unbelievable in homeschooling! Just having the kids here 24/7 is tough sometimes. It's major wear and tear on the house as well. Absolutely NO time to yourself and little time to do things around the house that need to be done. The older kids do help which is awesome! I would never consider not homeschooling but it is so different than being a SAHM with kids in school. My oldest went to school for several years so I do know the difference.
post #27 of 33
5/31/05 at 11:10am
I used to think when the kids got older, my house would be cleaner. I see now that is not going happen. Homeschooling and clean house, just are not going to happen for me.

Our house was brand new (renovated 1950's cape) 4 years ago. Wear and tear are right! I can't believe how worn and smudged some things are. All I can say is, this paint is not washable!!!!

For now we are mostly unschooling, so I am basically in my same SAHM mode. But already I am challenged with where to put all the stuff we seem to be acquiring. I am starting to do major clean out. The truth is my house is changing from a house with young kids, to a house with older kids who happen to homeschool. As usual, I'm slow to catch up!
post #28 of 33
5/31/05 at 12:03pm
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Originally Posted by mich
All I can say is, this paint is not washable!!!!

:LOL Our paint isn't washable either. We have a little artist that does beautiful work on all our walls,
post #29 of 33
5/31/05 at 1:43pm

just want to add

I sah and plan to homeschool.
This has been an interesting thread.

I guess one of the biggest changes for ME will be the set of friends that I will have. Now all my friends are SAHMs with toddlers (and it took me a year to find them!).
I guess after I start homeschooling and theirs are off to school, I will probably get more involved with co-op moms and change some of my friendships. Just a guess though.
Some of the sahms that I know now who plan to send their kids to ps look at me sideways when I mention hsing, so I have a feeling that these relationships will change. Sigh. It's so hard to make friends.
post #30 of 33
5/31/05 at 4:50pm
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Originally Posted by GranoLLLy-girl
Some of the sahms that I know now who plan to send their kids to ps look at me sideways when I mention hsing, so I have a feeling that these relationships will change. Sigh. It's so hard to make friends.
<sigh> yep, I hear that.
post #31 of 33
6/4/05 at 2:34pm
If your kids are at school during the day, isnt that just SAH since you're not "M-ing" all day?

I know, most moms who stay at home and have kids in school have other, younger children who are still at home, so of course that makes sense, but if all of your kids are in school, that's more like "house-wifeing" IMO, because you kinda keep the same "office hours" as working moms, in the child-care department at least.

I'm biased though, because i homeschool, so i'm naturally jelous of the moms who get to clean the house or something while the kids are at school, haha!
post #32 of 33
6/4/05 at 3:29pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by mich
I used to think when the kids got older, my house would be cleaner. I see now that is not going happen. Homeschooling and clean house, just are not going to happen for me.

:LOL I hear you on this one.

My son is now officially school age although technically speaking the legal requirement is not for one more year. I'm getting a lot of pressure from the neighbors because sending my son to school will make my life so much easier don't you know.....

The worst part of that is, if you complain to anyone about needing a break (and who doesn't need a break once in a while??) then right away they jump all over you to send your kids to school.

It is a matter of finding balance. This is something we learn with time I guess...
post #33 of 33
6/4/05 at 3:55pm
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Originally Posted by PumpkinSeeds

The worst part of that is, if you complain to anyone about needing a break (and who doesn't need a break once in a while??) then right away they jump all over you to send your kids to school.

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Ugh, yes, I hear this all the time and it's SO annoying! :
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