(The things people say when they find out I homeschool... and what I think about those things....)
I just don't think I could handle being with my kids all day. I don't think they could handle being around me all day. We would drive eachother crazy!
Sometimes my kids drive me up the wall. Probably sometimes I do the same for them. But we play and sing and giggle and talk and smile, cook, yell, explain, argue, break things, fix things, and so much more TOGETHER. When they are loving to eachother I get to peek in on it like a fly on the wall. When they are fighting, I get to be there to redirect. (well sometimes I am unsuccessful at this but I try.) I am often reminded to be thankful that if tomorrow my kids were all taken away from me, I had this amazing time with these amazing people who like being around me for the most part too.
I wish I had thought of this forever ago!
This summer, I had an opportunity to go to Chicago with my son who is 18 and will be graduating high school soon. We were really close once. Then I got married and (I am not blaming my marriage for this) we grew apart. There are so many reasons for this. Anywho, this summer we went to Chicago together for a trip, just to take a trip to Chicago, no other reason. We took a river tour of Chicago, checked out the Willis Tower, at at a bunch of local eats, shopped at a bunch of local shops, we even got tattoos together (I know that sounds corny...) We saw a Bears game, we sat on the pier and watched the fireworks. How did I not do these things with him before this year? How did I not go out to eat, just us? How did we not go on small trips together in so long? How did I miss doing all that with him? Sure we did things together sometimes, but not the way I wish now we had. I wish I had some of those days to do over again so I could spend that time just me and him.
The girls and I, we have lots of one on one. We also have lots of together time. And it is mostly good. We shop together, go out to eat together, we vacation together (just me and my girls), when my husband leaves, the girls snuggle in my bed and we have sleep overs. I would not give these days up for a trillion bucks. Because a trillion bucks can't replace this.
Yes my girls drive me crazy. And yes I drive them crazy. And I would keep being crazy every day for every second more I have. And to not wish for do-overs with them.
There are many reasons for not homeschooling your kids. But don't let them driving you crazy be one of those reasons! Most likely you are already crazy. We all are. The most wonderful moments happen when we slow down. And they stay with you forever. They are worth it.
No comments:
Post a Comment