Homeschooling vs traditional school

Help! I need your thoughts on why you chose what you chose or why you’re against it .

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My reasoning is I’ve met some former friends who were homeschooled for many years and they struggled to be around other kids , plus they often wished that they had been in public schools the whole time and not on/off.

I never saw the benefits of it and those people were usually oddballs. I remember one ended up in jail and one got this made up disability.

I think the social aspect is what it is for me. If I wanted something closer to a one on one approach or some specific approach I'd look for a private school or a specialized school.

I think it’s sounds cool and I like the idea of it, but I know nothing about it. I have to admit though, in my experience every home school kid that I’ve met has been a weirdo.

I’m in the UK so maybe slightly different but my daughter started school here a year and a half ago and I would be doing her a complete disservice if I homeschooled her. I couldn’t recreate even 50% of the experiences she gets by attending school. It’s so much more than just the curriculum that is taught.

I was in school up intill the end of high school then I became homeschooled as I got bullied a lot and other reasons I do think school is good as I lost a few friends and missed out on a lot of things but being homeschooled I learnt alot how to cook , clean , save money how to use things like the washing machine ect so they both have good and bad reasons really

I’m a former public educator and life long public education lover! It’s accessible to all students and has lots of professionals and experts and resources.

I would never homeschool my kids for a multitude of reasons. I respect education and want them to be taught by people specifically trained for that grade. I want them to be around diversity, be independent, have a life outside of me, and lots more. I loved school. Most teachers did/do. I want them taught by those people.

Additionally, in my state 90% of the people homeschooling are doing it to teach religion. We would never fit into that. Or want to.

I like the idea of homeschooling but my kids fight a lot and I think I would be an overstimulated wreck if they were home all the time while I was trying to educate them. Also the constant planning of meet-ups with other families to get the social side in would be my worst nightmare. I'm in the UK where homeschool isn't the norm and homeschooled children always looked the same/ acted weird. It is becoming increasingly popular here though!

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Am i the only one?

Hi Mums, this is the first time i will be openly speaking about this because ive been trying to push it back or hide it but i need to know if this is normal?

My baby boy is almost 7 months ols. We had a really difficult time in NICU for a week when he was born and i was also in the hospitalbed. I feel like since im home i havent been able to to complety chill the fuck out. I am always on alert, i feel like i cant rest. I have no friends or family here. My baby is exclusively breastfed and will not drink outside of his bedroom so when we go outside i always have to rush to get back home when he cries. The furthest ive been is 10 mins from home. Havent sat down at a cafe or restaurant. Just shops like sainsbury and b&m. I feel like my everyday is the same routine. Wake up play with him have a walk for a bit go shops and come home put him to bed, clean and sleep. I dont have time to make myself look nice. When will my life be normal? Im so scared this is my life now. I have no one to talk about this. I cant imagine going to the city centre with him it will be madness. Please, does anyone else have a similar situation? HELP. xx a really tired exhausted mum.

Emotional abuse

It’s been pointed out to me that what I’ve been experiencing in my relationship is emotional abuse. After a year and a half of manipulation and gaslighting, things are finally starting to make sense, but it’s also overwhelming to process.

What makes it even harder is knowing that from the outside, he’s seen and known as such a kind and good person and I’m afraid no one will believe me. Right now, I feel completely drained, like I’m carrying a constant weight, with this tight, anxious feeling in my chest that won’t go away.

I’m still trying to find my footing and understand what comes next, but I needed to say this out loud. 😔

Funny EC Moment

So my sister visited yesterday and I didn’t think much of it when I went to offer the potty to my 12 week old. She walked into the hallway and sees me holding my baby essentially in the toilet bowl and asked “What the hell are you doing?!” I’ve never considered what it looked like up until that point so I asked her to take a photo of what she saw. It does kind of look like I’m flushing him lol. She thinks that it’s too early to be doing anything like this but I’m confident in my decision as he does go potty, I am getting catches, and he’s even started copying the grunting noise I do now. Just a silly little moment

Weaning

So I thought at 6 months it was just about taste etc so I’ve been doing Ella’s kitchen pouches & he tried avocado.
He is happy to be spoon fed & loves attempting to throw the bowl across the room.

I didn’t realise I should be on my way to breakfast lunch & dinner….

Any advice?? I feel like I’m letting my baby down and putting him behind

Baby wont settle with partner

My 5 week old cried every time I give him to my partner who is the dad. Usually within 2 minutes even if he’s awake or asleep. He’s been like this since he was about a week old. My partner thinks it’s because we’re combi feeding and that I need to pick one but I don’t think it is. Anyone else had this and found a way for me to not be the sole parent? We have a 4 year old too so I need to be able to give him attention too sometimes and not have to shower either crying in the background

I peaked 😔

I got really angry at my 4 year old, threw the tooth brush and stormed out of the room. He went to bed crying and I didn’t go to him.

He came out of his room crying at one point and begged me to come back, but I sat him on my lap, hugged him and explained I’m too angry to go back into the room to put him to sleep. He begged me crying again over and over, and I just kept saying I loved him, we’re still best friends, but I can’t come back in. He then kicked me, so I shut the door and let him cry himself to sleep.

I know this horrible and I feel like the worst person. I know I’m going to wake up tomorrow with the worst feelings and guilt, but right now, I’m so fucking fed up of this life. Everything is a battle, there is never a time we can just do the thing and today it peaked for me.

Just ranting