A family announcement.
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Overheard At My House #317
Diana: Is everyone ready? Child: Yessirree! Diana: I’m not a sir, I’m a ma’am. Child: Then it’s yesmaamary!
Why We Homeschool #4,852
We do it so our kids will never, ever be faced with something like this. I know it wasn’t a strip search (although those have happened before in some schools), but come on. We’re talking about 8- and 9-year-old kids. Yes, they’re capable of stealing. But a physical search is wrong, no matter what. Aside Read More
Gentle Honesty
“You know I’m having trouble with my muscles, right?” Aimee began, surprised at her own composure. Her son nodded. “Well,” she said, slowly, “Daddy’s sad because the doctor told me they’re not going to be able to help me get better.” Nicholas sat there for a moment, thinking about what his mom had said and Read More
A Parental Moment…
We usually start cleaning up around 8:00 PM. It’s not a hard and fast rule, but that’s our target, so they can get upstairs by 9:00. I wasn’t paying attention tonight, so I got them started cleaning up at one point, just using the timer. I glanced at the clock at one point, noted it Read More