My daughter started school today. My daughter, the daughter of a
homeschool/unschooling researcher, started school today. I’ve spent the better part of the day
crying. I didn’t want to let her go but
I know it is the right decision. I’m afraid
this makes me a fraud of a researcher and yet I can’t not send her to
school. I’m going to the principal of a
school and my daughter should be attending that school. I can’t sell my school as a wonderful place
for children but not good enough for my child.
I can’t live a dual life so where does my love of homeschooling fit into
all of this. I believe in
homeschooling. Not every child belongs
in school. Not every child is successful
working in a curriculum.
Today I am discovering a new self. I am shedding the skin of a homeschool
mom. I feel raw. I feel everything and I know that while I am
doing the right thing I am allowed to question it. This was not my plan. Why do I make plans? Life is what happens when you are busy making
plans. Yes John Lennon, life just bitch
slapped me.
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