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]]> http://catholicfamilyvignettes.wordpress.com/about/#comment-1009 Clare Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:21:53 +0000 #comment-1009 Dear Kimberly, I have loved reading your blog. I know just what you mean about never having any time for anything meaningful when the children are in school/ I get so frustrated. I have four beautiful children but although I am at home I never seem to spend any time with them where I am not telling them to go faster or to eat more quickly or hurry if they want a story! It is my absolute dream to homeschool but we have not taken the plunge. Our eldest son is at private school in an attempt to give him a traditional education and our second son is due to begin in September. He won a scholarship. However this is causing us a lot of stress because we can't really afford it. I really don't want to have to get a job as our daughter is only 18 months old and I fear this feeling of fragmentation of the family that I feel will get worse if I do. We are thinking it might be easier to send them back to our local school. No money worries, no toing and froing between schools in the car. The children would be able to join loads of clubs. Unfortunately I know all my old problems would come back. Lack of discipline and no traditional education mean again we would find school very frustrating. When you can see how you would like a job done it is very hard to stand by and watch somebody else do it! I hope your daughter and grandson are doing well Best wishes Clare Dear Kimberly,
I have loved reading your blog. I know just what you mean about never having any time for anything meaningful when the children are in school/ I get so frustrated. I have four beautiful children but although I am at home I never seem to spend any time with them where I am not telling them to go faster or to eat more quickly or hurry if they want a story! It is my absolute dream to homeschool but we have not taken the plunge. Our eldest son is at private school in an attempt to give him a traditional education and our second son is due to begin in September. He won a scholarship. However this is causing us a lot of stress because we can’t really afford it. I really don’t want to have to get a job as our daughter is only 18 months old and I fear this feeling of fragmentation of the family that I feel will get worse if I do.
We are thinking it might be easier to send them back to our local school. No money worries, no toing and froing between schools in the car. The children would be able to join loads of clubs. Unfortunately I know all my old problems would come back. Lack of discipline and no traditional education mean again we would find school very frustrating. When you can see how you would like a job done it is very hard to stand by and watch somebody else do it!
I hope your daughter and grandson are doing well
Best wishes
Clare

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