We’ve all heard the argument against homeschooling, “but what about socialization?” Typically this argument really asks is, “but what about your kids turning into socially inept weirdos if they aren’t around normal kids all day?” (Go ahead, try to deny that, but that’s what that question REALLY means..) But what about the SOCIAL BUTTERFLY? That’s a socialization horse of a different color. Homeschooling the Extrovert (Social Butterfly) I recently had a good …
My New, Pretty, Grown Up Mom Bible
When my 10 year old son was just an itty bitty baby, I decided I was tired of feeling like a pack animal. Between the baby carrier and the big diaper bag, the two year old and the five year old, I didn’t want to heft around my purse, too. I decided to carry everything in the diaper bag, and so I switched to a bigger wallet, and a smaller …
I’m NOT Doing It All
“How do you get it all done?” <— This is a question I see coming up again and again, to me, to other women. I’ve even asked this question myself. “How are you balancing it all, getting it all done, and keeping it all together?” And what the askers all have in common is that they feel like they are failing, because they are not getting it ALL done, or …