"I dont homeschool my kids because I want them to get an education"....

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mykdsmomy

Discussion Starter · Jun 15, 2007

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Says the stranger to me at Supercuts tonight

Here's the story....so I had to take ds3 to Supercuts tonight because while I was gone earlier, he had taken it upon himself to "create a new 'do"

(DH was watching the kids

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Anyway....dh had tried to "fix" it with the clippers but he made it worse so off we went to get it fixed by the "professionals".

Ds and I wound up having quite a long wait and there was a guy sitting across from us who was making small talk with ds3....asking him if he liked Spiderman, etc.....then he says "well today's the last day of school, huh?" I said yes, for Long Beach school district but we actually homeschool....and he said "Well we didnt homeschool our kids because I wanted them to have an education and I didnt think it was fair that they wouldnt get to be around other kids" I was like

I couldnt believe he would just come out and bash homeschooling like that....I am very non confrontational but I did say "Well our kids are around children all day long and they love homeschooling". He then said he didnt mean to offend me and it works for "some" people but I just wanted to yell at him.....

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Anyway....just goes to show that not everyone is receptive to homeschooling and apparently not everyone really understands how homeschooling "can" be superior to traditional education for many families

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lilyka

· #2 · Jun 15, 2007

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"Well we didn't homeschool our kids because I wanted them to have an education and I didn't think it was fair that they wouldn't get to be around other kids"

to which I would have responded. . . .

"well I guess not everyone is cut out to homeschool. it probably is best that your kids went to school"

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Elizabeth0506

· #3 · Jun 15, 2007

I would have replied, "huh...that is funny we are homeschooling are kids so they get an education too, seems like we have a lot in common"

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heket

· #4 · Jun 15, 2007

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Anyway....just goes to show that not everyone is receptive to homeschooling and apparently not everyone really understands how homeschooling "can" be superior to traditional education for many families

I'll agree. I've been working all week on a mock project where high schooler participate in city govt. by assuming roles of heads of the dept, the council, the city manager, and the mayor. So I'm working on a mock report to propose a teen city with my boss. We were discussing the open hours of this ideal mock teen center and he felt that it should open starting 2pm on for the after school crowd. I say, well, what about homeschooling teens? His immediate comeback was "Well they should be at home... in school."

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Wilhemina

· #5 · Jun 15, 2007

I'd be tempted to reply (with my sweet slightly Southern accent) "Oh really? I homeschool mine because I love them."

rmzbm

· #6 · Jun 15, 2007

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Good comebacks above!

This irritates the heck out of me, I've heard it so many times! And I am taking DS2 to get his hair cut today so I will be thinking of this then...

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MyLittleWonders

· #7 · Jun 15, 2007

I am impressed that you thought of such a level-headed comeback so quickly ... I was thinking last night what I would have said and all that came to mind was the "jaw on the floor" look! In my head I had quite a few choice words for him, but I don't think I'd have the guts to say something. Boy do I wish I would have been there with you though! The gall of some people, who think they have the right to just out and be rude and offensive like that.

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rainbowmoon

· #8 · Jun 15, 2007

how rude!

I have also gotten the whole "need to be around other kids"..and my kids are stilll little. (plus they are with each other everyday, does that not count at all?) people are so ignorant.

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Chinese Pistache

· #9 · Jun 15, 2007

That is so infuriating! I am new to this homeschool thing and I do not have my comebacks ready. I guess I should get them ready!

warriorprincess

· #10 · Jun 15, 2007

I think we need a "Snappy Answers to Stupid Homeschooling Comments" thread.

ABand3

· #11 · Jun 16, 2007

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Ooo, if the smarta$$ in me was feeling uppity I might have said, "oh, well, you see *I* am smart enough to provide them an education"

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But your answer was nicer

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Chinese Pistache

· #12 · Jun 16, 2007

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Ooo, if the smarta$$ in me was feeling uppity I might have said, "oh, well, you see *I* am smart enough to provide them an education"

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But your answer was nicer

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Lovenest

· #13 · Jun 16, 2007

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Oh, man what a nasty comment! Thems' fighten' words!

I got a rude snarky comment yesterday from one of our customers at our drive thru espresso kiosk. Her was the convo:

Her: Did you do the kindergarten "round up" for your son?
Me: No, we homeschool so no round up for us.
Her: What? Uhh I could not do that I DO NOT have the patience.

Me: Oh really, I find it no harder than parenting except I just have to add things in for schooling.
Her: How did you come up with that idea? (with this look

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Me: We have always wanted to homeschool even when I was preggo we talked about it and it just is good for our family.
Her:

I thought her head was going to fall of with all the shaking that was going on. She was looking at me like I had just grown a 2nd head.
I have never liked her anyways.

But, still I was thinking how rude.. I did not ask her why the heck she put her kids in public school and what made her think of putting them in public?
Hmmm.. good thought. Note to self: Next time ask why they put there kids in public school.

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mykdsmomy

Discussion Starter · #14 · Jun 16, 2007

I totally forgot to offer him some bean dip!!!!! I think we all need to start carrying a can of that in our purse

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MyLittleWonders

· #15 · Jun 16, 2007

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But, still I was thinking how rude.. I did not ask her why the heck she put her kids in public school and what made her think of putting them in public?
Hmmm.. good thought. Note to self: Next time ask why they put there kids in public school.

That was totally rude of her. And seriously, maybe we need to start asking people we run into at places of business how homeschooling is going, and when they say they don't do that and send their children to public (or private) school, we just turn the tables on them.

Them: Oh no, we don't do *that*. Our children go to public school.
Us: Oh my, why on earth would you want to do that? I hs so I can give my children a superior education ...

*And to any ps lurkers here, this is not said to offend you, but rather to vent the fact that complete strangers (and sadly sometimes not complete strangers) feel they have a right to interject their UAV beliefs about how we educate our children no matter how rude or offensive they are.

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I totally forgot to offer him some bean dip!!!!! I think we all need to start carrying a can of that in our purse

If I see some at the store, I'll get a can for you and for me. Maybe a bag of Fritos to go with it!

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chaos_pie

· #16 · Jun 16, 2007

blehhhh...people just say the dumbest things.

I am currently in the a "less is more" phase. I volunteer pretty much no information. This was preceded by the "be rude back" phase ("oh really? You would find it so difficult to be around your kids all day? That makes me sad for you all-- said with a sympathetic smile.")

Today while out shopping:
Cashier: I bet the kids are getting excited for summer.
Me: (technically it is not summer yet...so..) yup, they sure are
Cashier: pausing..."But is, uh, school out already"
Me: Well, we homeschool (sweetly smiling, with lots of eye contact) so school is both out and in for us (again sweetly smiling, daring her to ask anymore)
Cashier: (giggling) That is cute!

Here is another really excellent response I use when I can't think of anything else:
Me (deadpan, slightly confused expression-- all just slightly exagerated-- not enough to suggest you are somewhat mocking the questioner): "huh? you really think so?"

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elizawill

· #17 · Jun 16, 2007

ugh...how rude. i never tell people we homeschool unless it is a point blank question to my children or myself like, "where do you go to school?"
people love to tell me why it's wrong or how they would "do" it ad frankly, i just don't care to listen.

Rivka5

· #18 · Jun 16, 2007

I would have been soooo tempted to put a confused, slackjawed expression on my face, and then say "...An education! Crap, I knew there must be something we were forgetting!"

joandsarah77

· #19 · Jun 16, 2007

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I would have been soooo tempted to put a confused, slackjawed expression on my face, and then say "...An education! Crap, I knew there must be something we were forgetting!"

Love it! All you need are overalls and a straw to chew on...

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vac70

· #20 · Jun 16, 2007

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The previous comments were great!

I was talking to a woman last weekend, who just seemed really confused that I was homeschooling dd. She said, "Don't you want her around other kids?" This was while my dd was running around with 7 other little girls and I had already told the women that we were on our third party in two days!

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