We're taught as parents to raise our kids to a certain age and then turn them over the "experts" because we're not "qualified" to teach our own kids. That's just a way to make themselves seem important and necessary. Public schools are there for parents who choose to use them, but they are not the end all, be all of educational options. Look at the test scores and illiteracy rates coming out of these schools. I think you'd have to be trying really hard to do a worse job than the public schools are doing.
We've all had times when we've thought to ourselves "What have I done?! What am I doing?!" It happens to new homeschoolers and it happens to veteran homeschoolers. There will be good days and bad days just like with anything else. I've been homeschooling for 4 years and I still have some days where I think to myself "I must be crazy to be doing this!" That's when you take the day off, go to the zoo, have some fun and blow off some steam and start again tomorrow. You can do that as a homeschooler - it's ok......really!
Don't let anyone tell you you're not qualified to teach your child. You're their mother, you know them better than anyone else and that alone makes you the most qualified person on the planet to teach them. Problems will come up and you will find a way to solve them. You will face challenges and you'll find a way to overcome them just like you did when they were younger. You have lots of help here so come, ask questions, vent frustrations, and have fun! We're all here to help one another!
Hope that helps!
