Happy Hearts Homeschool

What if your mother doesn't support homeschooling?

encouragement

{ 06:20, 2006-Apr-28 } { Posted by kas }

i am sorry your mother does not support your homeschooling. my mom does. please visit her at thatday. she is awesome! on the otherhand, my in-laws hardly talk to me because i homeschool. it is sad that i don't have their support, but i know that God has called me to homeschool. I KNOW IT! and that is where i get my strength and encouragement. but, when you need sisterly or motherly encouragement, mom [barb at thatday] and i will be here for you!

Parents Support

{ 07:43, 2006-Apr-28 } { Posted by prairiehome }

Hi Karyn,

It's hard when you first start homeschooling and you don't have your parent's (especially Mom's!) support. I know, my mother thought I was crazy--single mom, 4 kids and a home daycare. LOL

My suggestion is to listen *only* when your Mom puts down homeschooling. Don't try to pursuade her with words. Your Mom may eventually stop engaging in homeschool put downs if you don't respond. She may need to *see* it first and that may take some time. Time is on your side because your children will benefit greatly from being brought up in a home environment and it will show--in time. My parents believe in homeschooling now--it's been 12 years and 3 of my children have "graduated" from our homeschool.

Keep the faith and give your burdens about this to the Lord. You'll have to do it again and again for a while. :o)

Blessings,
~Erin

Parents

{ 12:08, 2006-Apr-29 } { Posted by spinninggrandma }

My father is against my daughter's homeschooling. He doesn't say much, but when he does, he puts down my daughter because she doesn't have a teacher's diploma. Fortunately (or unfortunately), he has never put her down in front of me - I'd bop him one! My daughter has the strength of character to know that she is right - and I support her 150% .. so does her father!! So her grandfather's comments don't hurt her too much.

I don't know what to say, but if you are sure that you are doing the right thing (and you are), and your husband supports you, then no-one else matters. I would just say, once ... I am doing what I think is right, just like you did what you thought was right when I was growing up. You gave me a great childhood, let me give my children one, as well. Then don't discuss it - see if you can agree to disagree and not talk about what you disagree about.

Good luck! Parents are such pains sometimes, even when you love them!

support in homeschooling...

{ 02:46, 2006-Apr-29 } { Posted by marthaskitchen }

I have not started home schooling yet. This I will do in our new school year which starts in January 2007 here in Australia. My Mom supports my husbands & mine's decision to homeschool but you should hear all the other opposition I'm getting. 'You arent a teacher, how will you live on one income, how will your kids find friends etc, etc... I live in Townsville North Queensland and up till 18 mths ago I had never heard of home schooling. Through meeting a new friend and God's direction we know it is the right thing to do. I just keep my focus on God & trust in Him. It is hard & I'm sure will get harder. But from reading your blog entry your children have benefitted from you home schooling them so much. The only advice I can give you is just pray...

Pray

{ 07:46, 2006-Apr-29 } { Posted by gokings13 }

Whenever she puts you down, stop in your tracks and pray. While she's standing there, putting you down, bow your head and pray. Right then, right there. Tell her that you are praying for her.

Do not justify what you are doing. It is between you and the Lord, and if you are pleasing Him, the rest of the world can go jump in a lake. (in love of course!)
The more you 'engage her' the more you 'enrage her'.
Stop.

Just pray, pray pray.
Laura

I too say to pray

{ 01:35, 2006-Apr-29 } { Posted by justme }

My MIL is the same way. She just insists my kids are going to go to school in the fall. I normally don't answer one way or another and just let it drop. Now my Mother is saying they need school because they are so smart - the smartest kids she has ever seen. Like going to school is going to make them smarter.
One thing I keep coming up with here is the saying about that says “Don't doubt in the dark what God has shown you in the light”.

For me school was hell, why world I want to put my kids through that.
Donna

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{ 01:59, 2006-Apr-29 } { Posted by glenda }

I so understand how you feel. My mother at first before she passed away did not like that fact that we were homeschooling. However she grew to love the fact.. My father and my in laws however still can not believe that we are hurting our kids like we are by keeping them at home... It is hard but you have to do what you know the lord is leading you and your husband to do.
glenda

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{ 12:22, 2006-Apr-30 } { Posted by OurLittleHomestead }

Karyn

I think this article-link may help....I think this is a strong--yet loving piece...that is uplifting and supportive--I tend to end up on the strong side of the fence in my opinions in favor of homeschooling...I'll leave it at that and let these to links speak....;)

http://www.homesteadblogger.com/ourlittlehomestead/page6/&thisy=&thism=&thisd=

and

http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/7_und_trs_hsing.htm


Blessings!
Lisa