Yesterday my DD turned 8!  She is really growing into a beautiful young woman and I value every second I have with her!  We had a quiet little day at home for her birthday, family is coming over on Saturday.... We also had a surprise day off school today for some reason, high winds played a factor in it I think. 

Here she is with the Gerber Daisies her Daddy bought her :o)  They are by far her favorite gift!

Today, I have managed to clean the kitchen, bathroom, and do a few loads of laundry, we had homemade pizza for dinner last night so we had the leftovers for lunch today, easy, yay!

My DS has told me the past two days he doesn't want to be homeschooled :(  Have any of you encountered this?  How do you handle this?  I feel like he should have a voice, but at the same time we are his parents and I think we know what is best for him... but I feel sad for him that he thinks he is going to miss out on anything by being HS.... So any advice would be much appreciated!

OK, Computer time is over, time to go get some more laundry done, vacuum, and change sheets!  God Bless all!

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Posted by SpinnerGal

Happy birtday to your daughter from all of Spinner Gals family!

We encounter the "I dont want to homeschool" syndrome every once in a while here. I just point out how much better it is for them, that we have the freedom to do more than public school, we can go more places, and learn whatever strikes their fancy.

Is it possible that he doesnt understand what the changes will be and that he is reacting to something "new" to him? Can you try doing homeschool on a weekend so he can see the difference?

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Posted by TheLandIsCalling

What to do with the "I don't want to homeschool comment". I would first address the fact that you are the parent and he needs to trust your wisdom in raising you. You make the decisions not him, I don't believe he really need a voice in the decision making. He does need to be able to voice his feelings, just he doesn't really have a say in the outcome. Also just reassure his fears. He will have friends, he will have outside activities, he will have awesome time with his family, he will have a full life, he will have a wonderful education...the list goes on. You know what is best, he just hasn't experienced homeschooling yet so he doesn't have anything to compare it too. I am thinking he is still in school right? I may be wrong.
Just reassure and listen but stand your ground in a really positive, exciting way. If you believe homeschooling is the way your family should go then it is the Best thing.
We don't always have great school days. We have plenty of slideing off the couch and whining on the floor, but that will not deter me in my quest for healthy, well learned kiddos. I care enough about their education to keep them at home even if they want to go to school.
Sorry to be long winded, I have been in your shoes. It just needs a loving reaction from you. He will soon understand your position. And when he is older with kids of his own I wouldn't be surprised if he was homeschooling your grandkids. :) Wouldn't that be nice.
Blessings,
Andrea

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Posted by HandsNHearts

We pulled our eldest out when he was in 6th grade. He balked quite a bit at being homeschooled...thanks to family members who felt it was their place to fuel that fire of "unsocialized" garbage.
I don't mean to sound harsh, but children are just that...children. They are not mini adults and they do not generally think in terms of long-term or consequential differences. Families can be operated on a democracy sort of level in many areas, but the bottom line is the parents are the decision-makers until children come to an age of full understanding and capabilities of making serious decisions.
The decision is between you and your husband. Once made, if you bring him home for schooling, give him his 'voice' there...look through curriculum sites and catalogs together, leave areas of study open to his desires (we do this with history and science...we run with the interests of the time and work in unit study fashion).
I guess I sound like a bit of a tyrant, but I just don't understand the concept of allowing children so much free-choice in important areas at young ages. Hearing their opinion is important and does build their self-esteem and confidence in making decisions, but the bottom line is still that the parents need to take their end of the responsibility and be the adults in the family, not the equals to their children.
Deanna

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