Saying Goodbye to Homeschooling - for Now

Posted By Ina Woolcott

I know the primary question I ask on this blog is, “what if you wanted to change your life?”. Very often, that question morphs into, “what would you do if your life changed?”. Or maybe still, “what do you do when you changed one thing and other changes rippled on down because of it?” That’s where I sit at the moment. I took my children and left an abusive marriage. Ten moons later we are divorced and living a very different lifestyle. I changed my life; that part was deliberate. I do preface any struggle this new life presents with the honest reality that safety makes everything worth it. I can’t say it would be if leaving were a simple lifestyle option, or an emotional response to not “feeling in love”, or because I thought the grass would be greener. Often I hear people justify divorce in cases of adultery or abuse and I’m living the truth that those two reasons are two of the only ones that would make it worthwhile. The raw truth is that life outside is often filled with some of the most extreme struggling I’ve ever known but with one added blessing: the toxic danger is gone. It’s nice to be able to sleep in peace, make human mistakes in grace, be loved for who I am; one might even say this is a “right”. Children, most especially, deserve to dwell in safety. So here we are. And I am a single mother now still not fully transitioned (financially speaking) and also self-employed. The most flexible work schedule in the world still requires one thing: Time To Work. That is not compatible with days full of homeschooling 3 grade levels and a preschooler. Our time spent at Story Hour, soccer practice, swim lessons, surf camp and beach days, hiking, books before bed, handwriting practice does not a full education make.

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Hopefully if there are any others in a similar position to Tia,. this will be of help to you. I cant imagine what she must have gone through, finally making the decision not to home school.