“you’re just a better mom”

“You are just a better Mom.”  Oh how I cringe when I hear those words.  I hear them a lot and I’m always uncomfortable about it.  It is a huge compliment. When my son asked “mom, what do you want to be when you grow up?” and I answered “I’ve always just wanted to be…

Deschooling

We have one more day of school left!  We are all looking forward to not rushing.  In the homeschool community, when you pull a kid from school in the middle of the year or after a turbulent time there is a period of “not doing anything” and it’s call Deschooling.   I’m sure others have a different…

House Rules

I repeat myself.  Not because I forget what I’m saying but because the four kidlings that I spend my time with can’t seem to remember what I have said even if I have repeated it a million times.  As a parent we try lots of things to get our point across and when something works…