Man, there's no way I be could be a full-time parent, much less homeschool a kid. I was just saying this yesterday -- there's no way a kid isn't getting more from being with both other kids and trained adults, instead of with just me. I admire the hell out of people who can do it, but I know I'd lose my shit after three days.

There is a big local homeschooling association that we'd be using as well. So there are regular meetings with lots of other kids. But yeah, I'm also kinda concerned with missing some of the good and bad that comes from the regular school.

ita, I agree with your points, as well. I think next year is going to be hard for Chris, but I think he needs that, the way a soldier needs boot camp. It will be difficult, but good--like a refining fire? Meep.

Okay, really gone. Thanks for letting me spill, Buffistas.

But yeah, I'm also kinda concerned with missing some of the good and bad that comes from the regular school.

And she's missing the good and bad that comes from an office (or whatever) job, too.

Victoria's Secret no longer carries my size, but I can get it online, says them. I said fuck that and got myself a Bali. In pink.

I feel your pain. I discovered that the stores no longer carry the type of bra I like in the stores. fuckers. I think that if they don't carry it in the store, you should get free shipping.

I'm ashamed to admit he's much better off at the school than he would be with me.

Why are you ashamed? You do mothery things better for him than a Kristin or Kat would, but they've worked long and hard to be able to do teachery things.

If I wanted to homeschool a putative child, it wouldn't be because I thought I'd be a better teacher mano a mano than many of the well-trained people out there. It would be because I was suspicious of a school system, or wanted the kid to get one on one attention.

However, I was very startled when I went from Montessori to regular school, and then from my small class-size high school to university classes that were almost as big as my entire high school.

So one on one ain't all that -- it sets up faulty expectations.

I discovered that the stores no longer carry the type of bra I like in the stores.

The satin ones? Yeah -- this prompted me to go to Nordstrom's and get measured, and now I'm cheerily Wacoal's bitch.

The satin ones?

yup. I mean, I order from the catalog as a general rule, because I'm a lazy cow, but I should have the OPTION of buying one in a store in an emergency. I found another bra at Nordy's that I love, but it was $60 on sale, so I won't be buying whole bunch of those.

So one on one ain't all that -- it sets up faulty expectations.

Actually, that's kind of funny -- you really could have spent your whole life in small-group situations. I mean, it's not that there aren't colleges like that, and as a grown-up, it's not that hard to keep your life small-scale, if you see what I'm saying.

Lots of calm-ma for Cindy and screening-ma for Christopher.

DH and I have discussed home schooling, too. But we bought our house based on the school district. It's one of the best performing in the state, so I'm not overly concerned with the quality. I'm a product of public education myself.

I also think I might be too scattered and unorganized enough to make home schooling disasterous if not crazy-making for me and my kids.