tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post569288927359765966..comments2023-11-22T21:30:35.388-06:00Comments on My Own Mind blog / Homeschool Atheist Momma: Still Looking for Disadvantages of Homeschool?Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-6581364906745384002013-04-18T19:59:12.794-05:002013-04-18T19:59:12.794-05:00Its also important for our readers to understand t...Its also important for our readers to understand that everyone there is not against homeschooling, and that's why its good to have moms contribute too. We know all homeschoolers are not the fundy type, but there is enough of us who did grow up in that kind of environment that other homeschoolers need to know they aren't alone. Lanahttp://www.wideopenground.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-62693387618105298862013-04-16T17:48:05.427-05:002013-04-16T17:48:05.427-05:00In the end, Ryan of Homeschoolers Anonymous emaile...In the end, Ryan of Homeschoolers Anonymous emailed me privately and asked to reprint this piece on their site. So it got there anyway!<br /><br />Actually, I didn't feel like my voice was necessary in that venue, but he thought it would provide a nice secular and healing part of the puzzle.<br /><br />So I WELCOME all of the HA readers! Please add your voice to this discussion.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-86345173310217164452013-04-16T17:45:49.458-05:002013-04-16T17:45:49.458-05:00B-you are too kind. (hugs!)
I would be so happy i...B-you are too kind. (hugs!)<br />I would be so happy if more people could be loving and compassionate instead of knee-jerk reject the experience of others!<br />I know YOU are one of the good ones. *wink*<br /><br />I'm glad you are here; I feel we have become real friends.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-24108973207001964162013-04-16T17:43:27.549-05:002013-04-16T17:43:27.549-05:00A, I know that your kids will always feel the succ...A, I know that your kids will always feel the success of their homeschooling with you. For the most part these people have genuinely and severely been abused.<br /><br />Your kids got a Great Mom!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-45356460987097981182013-04-16T17:42:08.242-05:002013-04-16T17:42:08.242-05:00Sarah, I hope you get really good therapy so that ...Sarah, I hope you get really good therapy so that you can break that abuse cycle. Knowing your issues is a huge step toward not passing those damaged parts of yourself on down to your children.<br />I applaud your self awareness. That is KEY!<br /><br />Any Day you want to visit again, here, discussion is open, listening is epathic, and we don't have to agree.<br /><br />I am glad you came by and I appreciate your comment adding to the depth of this discussion.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-66358163540190172502013-04-16T16:58:15.114-05:002013-04-16T16:58:15.114-05:00I'm coming from the link on facebook from Home...I'm coming from the link on facebook from Homeschoolers Anonymous. From my own journey, I think that home schooling can work, but it didn't work for me. I believe there are parents out there who are truly empathetic and what is best for their children. <br /><br />What is really sad, is that home schooling can simply be another vehicle for someone's narcissistic personality disorder to dominate, control and subjugate.<br /><br />I was subject to the latter type of home schooling by my mother. It has taken 12 years just to get to this point of being able to face the problem in all its sad reality.<br /><br />My children are now in public school. I haven't ruled out the possibility of home schooling them in the future, but I need therapy first. Until then, I think public school is a haven for them and for myself as a means to healing.<br /><br />I would love for my kids to have the 'dream home education' experience that I wanted but didn't get. A place where discussion was open, listening was empathetic, and we didn't have to agree, but were still loved.<br /><br />Home schooling is not the problem, in the end, the problem comes back to the individual: the person.<br /><br />There are some individuals who should not be home schooling, period. Whether or not those individuals will ever be able to acknowledge that fact, given their psychiatric problems, is a different question.<br /><br />I feel sad knowing that there will be other kids out there like myself. I feel sad for myself too, but I must trust that they will find their path just as I have.<br /><br />If I could help them, I would. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04711448756752933218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-66648684443906788972013-04-15T11:57:03.136-05:002013-04-15T11:57:03.136-05:00You addressed this very well. I really feel for t...You addressed this very well. I really feel for those people who have had a bad homeschool experience. Me and my kids experience has been very positive, if you ask us right now. With the last graduating soon, I only pray that they feel the same way in a few years when they look back on it. Ahermitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12246307693236606434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-48195646352811139642013-04-15T07:48:15.797-05:002013-04-15T07:48:15.797-05:00What strikes me most about this post is how you ac...What strikes me most about this post is how you acknowledge people's differing homeschooling experiences with such respect. It's so common in our society for people to automatically discount others' experiences (on any subject) when they differ from their own. Most of us have been guilty of this form of intolerance at some point in our lives. We each have our own path, our own experiences, and our own journey. And when these paths diverge, hopefully we have the open-mindedness to listen to and learn from each other. <br /><br />And I continue to love your blog, Karen. Thank you so much for it!MamaBeanyhttp://beaningoflife.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-18517236073840084822013-04-14T03:50:18.821-05:002013-04-14T03:50:18.821-05:00Up to you. It depends on your audience. As you sai...Up to you. It depends on your audience. As you said above, some people are fearful, mostly because they think their right to homeschool will be taken away. But that's not going to happen.Lanahttp://www.wideopenground.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-48947673273247837182013-04-14T03:24:02.044-05:002013-04-14T03:24:02.044-05:00Well...you're welcome.
I hope some of the othe...Well...you're welcome.<br />I hope some of the other people who post there will visit and comment...I want them to know that their words have strongly effected me and I want to pass their stories along to other people who I know will care and who will also take their messages to heart.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-12583463767439538602013-04-14T03:21:49.976-05:002013-04-14T03:21:49.976-05:00Thank you!
Actually, I was wondering if I should p...Thank you!<br />Actually, I was wondering if I should post this on some of the websites that I link to... What do you think, Lana?Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309932952235453461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-46941472660152742592013-04-14T02:23:00.116-05:002013-04-14T02:23:00.116-05:00I linked to this on my twitter because I like it. ...I linked to this on my twitter because I like it. Travis https://www.blogger.com/profile/15544719218180062798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357415193462649988.post-84805403121253625622013-04-14T02:14:57.577-05:002013-04-14T02:14:57.577-05:00I want to say thanks for being so gracious towards...I want to say thanks for being so gracious towards us. I also want to assure people, as one partnering with them, that no one there is against homeschooling in general or wants to make homeschooling illegal. (Julie Anne is currently a homeschool mom, and she has posts on there.) Homeschooling does not need to be a negative experience. Yet it is for some people. I think that's the point.<br /><br />And yes, your right. Every story so far is religious fundamental homeschooling. Its not that other problems can't arise for secular folks, but right now, most of the articles are about religious spiritual abuse. I have never thought people like you fall into that category. Lanahttp://www.wideopenground.comnoreply@blogger.com