The Homeschool Argument

Dear Nosey Nancy,

Yes, my Husband and I really did decide TOGETHER to homeschool the kids. No, I didn't just steamroll him into it and he decided not to argue. Nice to see what you think about our relationship.

Yes, we WILL be homeschooling for the near future at least. We have our reasons. If you'd like I could TELL them to you but I will NOT discuss them with you. Again he and I decided together.

Yes, I'm sure those homeschool kids your youngest daughters saw during the once a year mandated testing were totally awkward. You would be too if they took you from your job placed you in a different facility to test you all day long and you knew no one there. Not only that, imagine all the people there are from some small hillbilly town where everyone knows everyone, they all grew up together, have their own little cliques or circles, and have a well established pecking order that doesn't allow for outsiders.

Truth be told you've never met a homeschooled kid. Neither have your kids. They have seen them, from a distance, in a situation where the odds are highly stacked against them. They were scrutinized as an outsider and led to believe that no one there wanted to be their friend. Which from the sound of it was true. So instead of critiquing our lifestyle how about you come to a homeschool group meeting and see what really goes on there?

Until then please don't worry, we got this.

Love,
The Unworried Mom