There are people in your life that love your children just about as much

as you do – - Their grandparents, aunts and uncles and close family friends.

Surely they will support your decision to homeschool, right? Well, not necessarily.

Some friends and family members will totally understand why you want to homeschool your children and many of them will wish they they had taken that step to homeschool also. Be thankful for them; they are a blessing.

But there will be other people in your life that do not understand and feel you are making a

big mistake. Be thankful for these folks too. They will make you strong!

These well meaning people may feel like you are sheltering your children too much and you

are keeping your children from experiencing the real world. What exactly is the “real world?”  We’ll talk about that next time.

When your children are young, people may think homeschooling is a cute idea, but you’ll outgrow

this foolishness as your children get older. When your children reach middle school, you may be told

that you are keeping your children from making good friends and that your children will be restless

and bored.

When your children are ready for 9th grade, you will hear, “You’re not going to try to homeschool

through high school, are you?”

During these times is when you need to remember why you began homeschooling.

Why did you even consider home education? What were your reasons then? Do you have the

same reasons now?

Remembering those original reasons will help you when times get tough. Remember who you are;

why you decided to homeschool. Write those reasons and goals down and refer back to them often.