Comments on: How to Respond to Those Annoying Homeschool Questions https://happinessishereblog.com/respond-annoying-homeschool-questions/ Documenting life without school and free childhood. Tue, 16 May 2023 12:22:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 By: Amber https://happinessishereblog.com/respond-annoying-homeschool-questions/#comment-168370 Tue, 16 May 2023 12:22:03 +0000 https://happinessishereblog.com/?p=17060#comment-168370 In reply to April.

These answers made me laugh, but I wish homeschool parents hadn’t responded so sarcastically when I asked about socializing. Of course I was skeptical (as I am about anything unfamiliar) but I genuinely wanted to know if homeschooling was an option. Having been the recipient of rude answers, my standard answer when people ask me about socialization is: “we have a co-op, social groups, playdates, classes, and sports. I wish I had known that my kids could experience such high quality social time– we would ditched public school much sooner!”

]]> By: lesley https://happinessishereblog.com/respond-annoying-homeschool-questions/#comment-132847 Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:48:00 +0000 https://happinessishereblog.com/?p=17060#comment-132847 I find there’s another category of people who make comments along the lines of they don’t know how I do it/ they could never do it. They are people who might have imagined themselves home educating and feel guilty and/or sad that they found parenting much harder than they expected, and were desperate for a break by the time their child was school age. I always try to let them know i am not some sort of super-human and i have bad days too, and my be plant the seed that they could make it work for their family too.

]]> By: Natasha https://happinessishereblog.com/respond-annoying-homeschool-questions/#comment-120775 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 02:39:55 +0000 https://happinessishereblog.com/?p=17060#comment-120775 Love this đź’– I have had many tough conversations over the past 3 years that we have been homeschooling. More and more now my son is going into high school years had he been at school! The most recent was from a family member who told me I was ruining my kids dreams 🤣 Apparently he knows my kids better than me and thinks their dreams involve going to university! Also obviously doesn’t realise they can still go to University if homeschooled. So many uneducated adults out there...especially when it comes to options for learning in life! Thank you for your insightful posts!]]> đź’– Love this đź’– I have had many tough conversations over the past 3 years that we have been homeschooling. More and more now my son is going into high school years had he been at school! The most recent was from a family member who told me I was ruining my kids dreams 🤣 Apparently he knows my kids better than me and thinks their dreams involve going to university! Also obviously doesn’t realise they can still go to University if homeschooled. So many uneducated adults out there…especially when it comes to options for learning in life! Thank you for your insightful posts!

]]> By: Cindy https://happinessishereblog.com/respond-annoying-homeschool-questions/#comment-119308 Sat, 24 Oct 2020 01:42:56 +0000 https://happinessishereblog.com/?p=17060#comment-119308 I have one kid in school and one at home. When questioned why I say that I do what makes each of my kids happy and helps them to thrive. Generally shuts people up. If not, the home schooled kid is always happy to pipe in, “I don’t want to go to school. I like learning with mommy!” Or the kid in school, “ugh! Last spring was awful! I couldn’t wait to go back to school!”

]]> By: Cheyenne https://happinessishereblog.com/respond-annoying-homeschool-questions/#comment-103987 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 22:10:08 +0000 https://happinessishereblog.com/?p=17060#comment-103987 As the 9th child/ baby of my family my siblings often ask me questions. Most of the time they are polite and genuinely curious. However, there are the few who repeatedly question my ability to homeschool. The most common question I am asked is, “Will your son be socially awkward?” Also, they things like if I will be putting him in sports so he is around people his age. I feel frustrated and upset when they doubt me and when they question my parenting choices. EVERYONE always seems to have an opinion when other parents make choices for their own children that are not the same as them. I will be using some of these answers for sure!

]]> By: April https://happinessishereblog.com/respond-annoying-homeschool-questions/#comment-94223 Sat, 22 Sep 2018 12:05:17 +0000 https://happinessishereblog.com/?p=17060#comment-94223 In reply to May.

Next door neighbor told me yesterday, “you need to put him in school, he is so immature.” (My son is 12 and he is immature but so is every other 12 year old I’ve met) I responded “please don’t give me advice I did not ask for, thanks”…. It’s so unnerving hearing people freely say whatever they feel (he never time to get to know my son)

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