So as I sit here behind my laptop sipping my warm coffee and have hopefully five minutes to spare while my fingers type as quickly as they can possibly move the thought comes to my mind "i must've been crazy!" Just as quickly as it enters my mind with another sip of coffee I'm able to push it aside.
This year I attempted something rather ambitious if I do say so myself. I decided I would be a full time stay-at-home-mom AND a full time homeschooling teacher to my 7 year old. Wow, let me say this... if you think either of those jobs are a piece of cake,.. I'll trade you one day in my life! Haha! Easy--no,.. rewarding--of course! Homeschooling has taught me more about myself than about phonics I think! haha! It has tested my patience, it has forced me to work through problems head on until they are solved and its helped me to learn how to multitask for sure!
Whoever came up with the sterotype that stay-at-home-mothers sit around, watch soap operas and eat bon-bons all day has obviously never been one. If you question how much context is put into my day here is a sampler from the menu:
I change a childs clothes at least 3 times.
I change a minimum of 10 dirty diapers a day.
I wash a minimum of 2 loads of laundry daily =average 14 loads per week.
I am responsible for a meal 12x a day (4 peoplex3meals)
I am responsible for getting at least 8 snacks prepared daily.
I teach all subjects, including morals when my kids decide its fun to throw sand in each others eyes.
I read stories, I conduct science experiments and grade papers.
I have to constantly remind a 7 year old he indeed CAN NOT play his games right now for 1,200 time in 24 hours.
I have to yield off a 3 year old that's constantly bored and "hungry or thirsty" despite her 3 daily snacks and 3 full meals and a baby that thinks being sat down is the end of the world and lastly I'm pretty sure its been been so long I forgot how apply eyeliner haha!
And my list could go on so long that I'm pretty sure it could have its own blog topic!!
Is homeschooling a job, YES! Is it rewarding, YES. Are there days I want to switch jobs with my husband, YES! Homeschooling was a decision we thought out very thoroughly and I don't regret it at all. To have the freedom of training up my children and their rearing be my sole responsibility is a huge reward. I love that. Homeschooling has forced us to work on relationships.. its forced us to recognize where problems are and to work on them. Are we close to be refined? Of course not.. are we ever even as a adults for that matter!
Today I feel like society in general lacks a certain amount of respect, families lack a certain amount of closeness. We have all this technology and somehow instead of bringing us together, its really tearing us apart as we don't talk to people, we email,.. we distance ourselves from the actual person.
Update July 5,2013
This blog was left unpublished even though it was written approximately 2 years ago! I was amazed and Inspired when I came across it! Sometimes The Lord knows exactly the direction you were needing and who would've thought I found it inside an old blog post. I want this woman back! This woman who was concerned more about growth and sacrifice no matter what it took! This woman was strong determined and focused... Alot can change in two years, alot can falter,.. Sometimes we need to be brought back to reality in a sobering manner... Today I'm thankful I found this. And I'm inspired to find this woman in myself again...
Signing off today,
Amanda
The Modest Mom
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