tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922908882104886687.post1164044992657061171..comments2023-07-30T05:13:50.763-07:00Comments on Who's learning? Who's teaching?: Back To School (warning...possibly offensive to some)Hills N Valleyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17574211660911750013noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922908882104886687.post-77026953401530475852013-09-07T07:01:55.276-07:002013-09-07T07:01:55.276-07:00I'm with you! I saw that photo on FB and thou...I'm with you! I saw that photo on FB and thought, how awful for their kids. I have always loved having my kids home all day. Now in our 30th year of homeschooling I only have Jeremiah and Bethany left to teach. I wish all my kids were little again! It is a privilege and a blessing to be able to homeshcool in my opinion! We never made it to our fair this year. It was the first time in about 29 years that we missed it!Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728106748390605243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922908882104886687.post-42335122154227727812013-08-26T09:29:11.466-07:002013-08-26T09:29:11.466-07:00I figured I wasn't the only one! ;) Now, I can...I figured I wasn't the only one! ;) Now, I can appreciate the photos I see posted from friends, happy first day photos of their children, where the parents/kids are just excited to start learning again and be with their friends. But rejoicing to not have to be around their children? Sad. :(<br /><br />I remember my mom also being a bit sad that school was starting back up. I was the baby of the family and it made her realize how fast her other 4 children grew up. Hills N Valleyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574211660911750013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922908882104886687.post-21098741885359564962013-08-26T08:51:38.364-07:002013-08-26T08:51:38.364-07:00I whole-heartedly agree with you. I homeschool an...I whole-heartedly agree with you. I homeschool and treasure the time spent with my children. When I was a child, I went to public school, and I remember vividly that while other parents were rejoicing that their kids were going back to school, my mom was always a bit sad. She enjoyed us being home during the summer doing family activities, and she missed us when we went back to school. That had a big effect on me then, knowing that other parents were joking about how happy they were their kids were leaving, but knowing that my mom liked having us around. I would never want my kids to hear me saying anything that would indicate I did not want them around!!Noteable Scrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624313351106215288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922908882104886687.post-30464173296377110692013-08-26T07:42:06.116-07:002013-08-26T07:42:06.116-07:00I agree with you. I have also seen that meme on FB...I agree with you. I have also seen that meme on FB and the first thing that crosses my mind is that parents are so glad to be apart from their kids. I know I take it more harshly than I'm sure what's intended (at least in most cases), but it makes me sad. I can't imagine being away from my boys for that many hours, 5 days a week. Sure, there are days where I think I have lost my mind, lol, but I wouldn't trade homeschooling for anything! :)<br /><br />KatieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720459597404449811noreply@blogger.com