So my eldest graduates this June and my next son graduates next year... so as a home educator, that really puts me in a difficult place. What to do now? I have grown accustomed to my days being mine (as much as they can be when carting kids around) and taking care of the family, the house and my husband in a way that did not involve squeezing in working for someone else.
I retired from the National Guard in 2007, and that was part time, so now what? I worked as a director for childcare centers for years before my boys, but that doesn't hold much appeal for me anymore. I have a degree in a field that really means nothing without a higher degree... so what to do now? The problem is that I selfishly like having time and life to myself. I like taking care of the house and the family. Working for someone else? Working for myself? What is next?
This is the one part of homeschooling I didn't really think about when I started... I have home-schooled for 10 years... will be 11 by the end of my time. I LOVE it, it is what I felt drawn to do, but now live takes a radical turn and I am no longer in a position to do what I have always felt I was meant to do.
I have no answers, lots of questions...
If you have been through this tell me how you dealt with the transition... I would be interested to hear!
Blessings to all you home educators! and to all you working moms trying to hold it all together!
