pieces and ponderings

I’m not a homeschool mom.  Really, I’m not.  I never have been.  None of our 5 children have been taught at home by their mom…well, officially, that is.  Hopefully, I have taught them many things.  But I have never had the full weight of their formal education resting solely on my shoulders as their teacher.

Don’t get me wrong…I mean no disrespect to those moms who do teach their kids their school subjects in a home setting.  I have had and still do have many friends that have chosen to homeschool their children AND I have a lot of respect for them.  That’s a HUGE responsibility!!  But, my husband and I have never felt led to undertake that calling.

So you may be wondering why I am writing a piece about NOT being a homeschool mom.  It’s because of the rumors.  I call them rumors, and my best friend calls them rumors and we giggle under our smiles when someone asks me if I am still homeschooling.  Yes, I get asked that.  I’ve been asked that question many times,  for many years, even by people that I’ve known for quite a while.  My answer is always the same:  “No, my kids are at such-and-such school.  We don’t homeschool.”

“Really?!” is usually the response, followed by, “You’ve never homeschooled your kids?”

“Really” is my typical answer, “We’ve never homeschooled.”

“Oh, I thought you did,” states the inquisitor.

Our family has been in the school-age years of life for MANY  years, but we have homeschooled for 0 (zero) years, that would be “no” years, not any years…never…ever.

I even receive school curriculum catalogs in the mail, but still the truth of the matter is, we don’t homeschool.