tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792632442488988050.post2681579671879255360..comments2023-06-06T02:01:42.011-07:00Comments on Unschooling is Dreamy!: The Dark Side of MeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792632442488988050.post-41542696535543196002009-11-23T22:42:12.361-08:002009-11-23T22:42:12.361-08:00You are not alone in bringing up school when the g...You are not alone in bringing up school when the going gets tough at home. I sometimes find myself remembering the (only half-joking) words of a former Christian missionary acquaintance of mine: "Homeschooling is much too violent an environment for my kids." I'm always amazed by how self-critical women I think are awesome mothers can be. I'm also reassured when I hear that women I think are awesome mothers have some of the same dark side behaviors I do.<br /><br />Good luck in the cracker box. Call sometime if you need a sympathetic ear.Carrie Pomeroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202031508702130658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792632442488988050.post-3645494967875894742009-11-23T15:47:27.820-08:002009-11-23T15:47:27.820-08:00People should know that our house is the size a sa...People should know that our house is the size a saltines box. Any sound in the house can be heard anywhere else, and there are only so many places to jump, be on the computer etc. It's not like you could just walk down the long hallway and hide in the study...it's all there in the same place. I think the claustrophobia combined with the inherent noisiness make it maddening. You could be proud of yourself for blowing your top so infrequently. <br /><br />Also, Ottar thinks of school as a place with lots of glass elevators that he could ride up and down, so I don't think he views it as a punishment.Kenneth Blumenfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550942576119491777noreply@blogger.com