Monday, Monday

Today is Monday. Monday and homeschooling do not get along. For all those out there who feel as though you could never homeschool, most of us who do feel the same way. We worry whether we are teaching our kids what they really need to know. We worry that the school system won't be satisfied. We wonder whether it is okay to take the kids out to the store on Tuesday afternoon. We fend off questions from those who ask, "No school today?" and "What about socialization?" We walk a thin line with family members who choose to send their children to public schools. We choose to have our children home because we feel it is the better choice, not necessarily because we "want" to. Most of us are well aware that teaching our kids at home will not "save" them. We deal with rebellious children too. Sometimes the pressures of every day life tempt us to put our kids in school, but instead we keep plodding on... There are times when it seems as if the job will never be finished. There are times when we want to run away. There are times when we have to put the school books on the shelf and escape for the day. And then there are the good days, days when the rewards are great and it is worth the effort afterall.