I'm still here & looking for other families
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:20 am
Hello everyone!
Its been about three weeks now since pulling my dd out of ps, and we're still adjusting to hs.
I realized from the start that this will not be easy and seeing our dd had been in ps from k-6, she'll need to be unschooled for approximately 6 months, at least.
I've also come to realize, that I might need time to unschool myself? lol. It sounds nuts I know, but I've been involved with the ps system since 1990. It's hard for me to adjust to this. I used to get up at 5 a.m during the week and now I don't even hear the alarm go off! I'm lucky if I get up and going around 8 a.m - sometimes later. These late morning starts could also be caused from not sleeping well in the evening. I'll lay in my bed and worry about if I'm doing things right, or if we'll find other families that are unschooling as well? The latter comes to my mind quite often. I have searched around and the one's I have found listed are quite a distance away from us. In fact, there is only one woman on are block who say's she hs's, but from what I found out she does Co-ops, which is not the same thing, nor is it something I'm wanting to do in my future with my dd.
I think my worrying could also be compounded by the very fact that I'm on an even tighter budget now. I mean, we've always been on one because we sacraficed a lot as a family so that I can be a sahm. But, with times being as hard as they are now, I'm finding its even tighter and traveling great distances to meet other unschooling families is out of the question for us at this time. Given that, I have wondered if putting up a free website could help us, but honestly, I don't know if it will or not. I'm sure others here have been in similar situations, and I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts or suggestions.
Its been about three weeks now since pulling my dd out of ps, and we're still adjusting to hs.
I realized from the start that this will not be easy and seeing our dd had been in ps from k-6, she'll need to be unschooled for approximately 6 months, at least.
I've also come to realize, that I might need time to unschool myself? lol. It sounds nuts I know, but I've been involved with the ps system since 1990. It's hard for me to adjust to this. I used to get up at 5 a.m during the week and now I don't even hear the alarm go off! I'm lucky if I get up and going around 8 a.m - sometimes later. These late morning starts could also be caused from not sleeping well in the evening. I'll lay in my bed and worry about if I'm doing things right, or if we'll find other families that are unschooling as well? The latter comes to my mind quite often. I have searched around and the one's I have found listed are quite a distance away from us. In fact, there is only one woman on are block who say's she hs's, but from what I found out she does Co-ops, which is not the same thing, nor is it something I'm wanting to do in my future with my dd.
I think my worrying could also be compounded by the very fact that I'm on an even tighter budget now. I mean, we've always been on one because we sacraficed a lot as a family so that I can be a sahm. But, with times being as hard as they are now, I'm finding its even tighter and traveling great distances to meet other unschooling families is out of the question for us at this time. Given that, I have wondered if putting up a free website could help us, but honestly, I don't know if it will or not. I'm sure others here have been in similar situations, and I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts or suggestions.