We've all had accusations spoken to and/or about us as homeschool families. How will you socialize your child? They mean how will you socialize them without using the expertise of other clueless small creatures in the box. Aren't you worried about your kid being a crybaby or a weirdo? Yes, adult direction leads to manners, which are very scary and weird to see a child using these days. When do you get a break from everything? His name is Austin; not Everything lol. Well, I heard a new one today. You're going to love this one.
"She probably started homeschooling to get more (government assistance) benefits." It's right up there with the, "People homeschool so they can sleep in like bums" accusation. Apparently, this person thought I got a direct loan for my home on welfare, that were eating boxed pizza and pancakes for dinner every other day because I get food assistance, and that some kind of mysterious program is paying me to educate my own child. I have a sudden urge to bring the Baltimore out and tell this person the most unchristian things. Maybe the religious materials we are using are starting to sink in because I actually feel bad for this person who is trying so hard to rationalize the fact that they've (by choice or force) given their parental rights over to the public school system. If you can love your enemy, you've already won the victory...right?
Id be a graciously proud recipient of help, if I were elidgable. There's NO shame in using the scantly-given resources that you qualify for and it's really nobody's business. However, you'd have to be pretty ignorant to think a family chooses homeschool because they want to get more assistance. Who comes up with this stuff? I sourly assume it's someone whose brain has rotted from too much bitter exposure to Judge Judy. If weird questions about homeschool came in trading cards, I would've just gotten the MVP.
I hope you've enjoyed this mini-break from Christmas planning and academics. Soon, I'll be sharing our Christmas lesson plan, with links. As previously mentioned (see introductions post), I give Austin attendance credit for vacation work near the holidays and then time off for the celebration thereof. That'll be coming soon. As of now, we have about two weeks 'till the fat man comes. No, I don't mean Ray. Santa, in spirit. Feel free to comment whatever comes to mind. We're heading into vacation mode. No brainwork necessary. :-)
