tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710986.post9032198687509212725..comments2023-06-29T02:32:21.396-07:00Comments on A Light in the Shadows: Not enough patience?Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698082065996793760noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710986.post-91549654562527780132007-04-27T05:04:00.000-07:002007-04-27T05:04:00.000-07:00First of all I know I don't have enough patience t...First of all I know I don't have enough patience to homeschool to my ideals, or even what I'd consider adequate many days, but it grows. I recently read a great book about parenting...the angle was that it's as much about helping us to become the people we are to be as it is about caring for our children.<BR/><BR/>If we say "I'm not patient enough", no that's not good enough...but it is ok to admit that and then grow. On the flip side, are children aren't random accidents...they have us, in all of our impatience, to help mold them into who they are going to be.<BR/><BR/>Probably less profound than I read it, but it's where I'm at so it spoke deeply to me. And that thought is a mantra on my bad days....just grow and learn from it, don't wallow in it. ; )<BR/><BR/>Now that I've rambled I'll get to the point...great post! I think people start to cling to everything that's "better" about their school because it's how they feel they've invested KWIM?<BR/><BR/>My sister has a fetish about "knowing someone" in a administrative position for her son. She is sending him to a school where he'll have to do the latch key thing (he is in middle school at least) because she "knows someone" there. In her mind this busy person is going to "look out for him". On one hand I mock her (and it's fun, LOL) but on the other hand I think that's probably how I'd be if I couldn't homeschool. I'd certainly want some investment in a process I was largely shut out of KWIM?<BR/><BR/>It's the people who've never met the teacher personally, or never set a foot in the classroom (and there are plenty of those) that are really the rub.<BR/><BR/>Rambling...let's see if I can actually post it now!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328625869028861536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710986.post-23989915737716562222007-04-26T23:41:00.000-07:002007-04-26T23:41:00.000-07:00well said! I always say a silent thank you when c...well said! I always say a silent thank you when conversations swirl around me about school and all the stresses. I'll take my lack of patience some days over trying to figure out 4 differnt school calenders with 4 different teachers any day. very well written post.Meeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315382330306876827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710986.post-48365124917816274122007-04-26T22:47:00.000-07:002007-04-26T22:47:00.000-07:00Thank you, thank you, thank you for this post! On...Thank you, thank you, thank you for this post! On a week where I was wondering if I would ever develop the patience to balance two in home education, you spoke to my heart. That last paragraph says it all. Thanks again!Miriam Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418972749843611051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710986.post-13167459814616140352007-04-26T19:18:00.000-07:002007-04-26T19:18:00.000-07:00Hi Jenny! So now I've found your blog too, and I'...Hi Jenny! So now I've found your blog too, and I'm so glad. I love this post. You "speak to my condition", as we Quakers sometimes say. ;o) I'll recall it next time my patience seems to be getting thin!<BR/><BR/>Stephanienaturalmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15594383847916759287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710986.post-43795500423852962852007-04-26T17:45:00.000-07:002007-04-26T17:45:00.000-07:00Right on!Seriously, at work today, there was a wom...Right on!<BR/>Seriously, at work today, there was a woman talking to the annoying secretary about how important it is to make sure your kids are in the "right" kindergarten. Annoying secretary mentioned I have a school-age kid, so I got the 3rd degree. I don't know if the buildings in the "right" kindergarten are round, though the Waldorf school I visited once was <B>very</B> specific about color use in the rooms.<BR/>No, you're not crazy. I admire you for having three (and considering 4) kids. We talked about having more, but 2 seems to be right for us.<BR/>And a resounding yes to the last paragraph in your blog. I lack that kind of patience too!Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923351017372401619noreply@blogger.com