I apologize ahead of time for this grumble, but I have no one else to talk to and it's been raining here FOREVER and I have my period so I'm sure I'm just hypersensitive right now
but...
I'm tired of explaining homeschooling to people. Why we do it, how long we plan to do it, what we do during the day. I'm very lucky that questions I get are almost never negative, just curious. And usually I'm happy to give my little "3-minute commercial" to anyone who asks. But lately I've just hit a wall with it and I don't know why. My child is older now and it feels like every time we go to the store or the park or just about anywhere, someone asks "no school today?" And when we say we homeschool, the questions begin. I used to love the opportunity to talk about what's important to us, even if the questioners came off a little hostile, but right now even the most innocuous comments or questions make me grit my teeth (mentally) as I feel I have to defend our choices again. I also sometimes feel like my child has to be the "poster child" for homeschooling to some people, and that's not fair at all.
We belong to a few homeschooling groups, and it's nice to spend time with them, but we are still finding our niche so I don't have any good friends who are in the same boat. Like the title says, I guess I just needed to vent. Thanks.
I'm tired of explaining homeschooling to people. Why we do it, how long we plan to do it, what we do during the day. I'm very lucky that questions I get are almost never negative, just curious. And usually I'm happy to give my little "3-minute commercial" to anyone who asks. But lately I've just hit a wall with it and I don't know why. My child is older now and it feels like every time we go to the store or the park or just about anywhere, someone asks "no school today?" And when we say we homeschool, the questions begin. I used to love the opportunity to talk about what's important to us, even if the questioners came off a little hostile, but right now even the most innocuous comments or questions make me grit my teeth (mentally) as I feel I have to defend our choices again. I also sometimes feel like my child has to be the "poster child" for homeschooling to some people, and that's not fair at all.
We belong to a few homeschooling groups, and it's nice to spend time with them, but we are still finding our niche so I don't have any good friends who are in the same boat. Like the title says, I guess I just needed to vent. Thanks.