One thing I've noticed about homeschooling is that my kids get to see me (and their Dad) at our worst more often than we would like. Sometimes I dream of a day when I could be having a melt down, hide it well enough to get the kids out of the house, and then have my meltdown privately...
I remember one of my homeschooled nephews telling me when he was just a little boy, "Auntie Daphne, when you have a big family you can forget about privacy and personal hygiene". I never laughed so hard. He was so right, and little did I know it at the time! Privacy is quickly becoming a rare treat indeed. As for hygiene...well, you try grabbing a shower around seven other people!
We have bad days...bad weeks. Recently my husband and I have agreed this has been a bad MONTH. I confided to him that I feel badly that we are sometimes not the best examples for our kids. We show it when we are angry or hurt. Showing a variety of feelings is a common occurance around here. We can't hide it when we are not getting along.
He laughed, shrugged his shoulders and said: "You get what you get". In other words, they got US. His humour about the issue made me feel a whole lot better.
Yup, you get what you get.
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