Comments on: Daylight Savings broke everyone

By: Kestralyn

Kestralyn — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:57:38 +0000

I suspect that the reaction to the homeschooling tagline is less about homeschooling, per se, and more about our reactions to people who do X and decide that because they do X, you’re obviously inferior to them. I’m not a mom, but I’ve seen so much of this in the blogs I read by parents, those dealing with infertility, and also just in life in general.

Everyone needs to feel better than someone else, and apparently an easy way to do this is to question and belittle other people’s decisions. I don’t understand why childbearing and childrearing are so completely rife with this attitude, but they sure as &*() are!

Raise your kid(s) however you want; it’s your prerogative. However, when they impinge on me, I reserve the right to say something.

Just remember: DBAA! (Don’t be an a%%h*()!)

By: bonggamom

bonggamom — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:25:19 +0000

I can't stand this timechange either (in fact I blogged about it on SVMomsBlog, check it out) !

By: Ruth

Ruth — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:16:06 +0000

I homeschool. I homeschool because I cannot be involved in their local public school for a smattering of reasons that almost always worked together to keep me out. My children went there, three blocks away, and as a whole those poor teachers are micromanaged by their governing bodies and underappreciated by the parents. The kids voted to come back to homeschooling “1000%”. Not surprising. Every single one of them had more than one ignored but valid complaint for both of their 2 years there. We keep in touch with neighborhood friends and we work systematically at their own pace emphasizing comprehension. I have many other spinning plates and “I homeschool BECAUSE MY KIDS ARE WORTH IT” is my mantra to keep myself going. I’d love to not care about their stress levels and send them off with a cutesy kiss, but their pain was escalating. We homeschool because it is the best choice for us.

Maybe that silly banner was nothing more than a misplaced reminder to self and close homeschooling friends?

It is sad that in general homeschoolers have been snooty enough to elicit such a negative assumption.

By: Daisy

Daisy — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:50:58 +0000

I teach public school: because every kid deserves a great education. My kids and yours are worth it.

By: BOSSY

BOSSY — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:55:30 +0000

Bossy performs this neat parlor trick where she guesses what time it is before looking at her watch and is usually within three minutes of the correct time even if she hasn’t glanced at a clock in days. Bossy’s husband really loves Bossy’s trick when they are running late and Bossy stands tapping her foot and guessing at the time (correctly) – as you can imagine.

But – since the clock change: Hello? What day is it? Month? March? Still? And you’re sure it’s night? Because Bossy is vaguely in the mood for waffles and she’s pretty sure she just woke up. Or is it time for bed?

By: Carrie

Carrie — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:35:18 +0000

I’m a mom AND a public school teacher. I know, big gasp, huh? I LOVE to teach your children. I care about each of them personally and I do an awesome job of meeting the academic needs of 20 or so at a time — I think they are all worth it. I ADORE my own children — but when my little Monkey finished first grade not really reading, I hired a tutor. Because I’d rather be his Mommy and the teacher of life and values, not the teacher of academics at home. Also, because he’s worth it.

Jeez, stupid banner got me on a rant and I didn’t even actually see it.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:34:24 +0000

Okay, here’s the thing.

I am a WOHM (not by choice) whose kids go to public school.

If I could homeschool them, I wouldn’t. I am not cut out for it, plain and simple.

HOWEVER, I truly admire those who homeschool–at least those who do it well–and *wish* I were cut out for it. I usually always understand their reasons for doing it, and sometimes I, too, join in the “public school SUCKS!” rant. Sometimes I want to take my kids home and shelter them from everything evil in this world. And throw them in germ-free plastic bubbles, too, while I’m at it. But I digress…

HOWEVER (again), I can’t stand the Superiority Complex some homeschoolers have (not all, but many) and their inability to see the positives of public school, or working outside the home, or whatever our differences may be.

I think, deep down, we all want the best for our kids, and we do the best we know how. I want to believe that most parents’ hearts are in the right places. Why does anyone (working mom or SAHM, public school parent or homeschooler) think it’s their place to judge?

THAT I don’t get.

By: carolyn

carolyn — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:02:25 +0000

Home school? No, no, a thousand times no. I love my children, but come on, people. I’m not cut out for it, and neither are they, fortunately. Public school works well for us.

Just my 2 cents.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:56:19 +0000

I think Daylight Savings Time did break everyone. I feel broken for sure.

And I send my daughter to preschool because she’s worth it, I’m worth it and goshdarnit, people like me better when she’s not with me 24/7.

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