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  1. Cristen H
    Cristen H says:

    Good to hear I am not the only ISTJ mom of young kids choosing to stay home and unschool. Unschooling would seem to be so far outside an ISTJ’s wheelhouse. Yet, like you, Satya, it makes the most sense to me. My husband asked me yesterday if I felt fulfilled by choosing to be a stay-at-home mom. My answer would not satisfy a feeling type. I know it’s The Right Thing to do for our family, and that makes it fulfilling. But I do not wax romantic about love, cuddles and deep contentment. I know what I am missing, and I miss it. Lessons my kids provide in accepting chaos have made me a more relaxed person, more open and more feeling. Those things would not have come if I was still clinging to my need for structure and familiarity. Thanks for the post. I’m now subscribed!

  2. Melissa
    Melissa says:

    Now in my early thirties, I’m working on my freelancing so that I can be a freelancing mom in my mid-thirties.

    But right now I suck at the work/personal balance. And I got a touch of the burnout. I couldn’t sleep anymore. I had to take a break.

    Turns out the only thing I wanted to do was watch Mad Men for eight hours straight. Afterwards I felt refreshed.

    So go ahead and watch a show about people at work if it helps you to unwind.

  3. Caroline
    Caroline says:

    I really enjoy learning how so many families with different backgrounds choose to homeschool.

  4. Leah
    Leah says:

    Love this! Thank you for sharing.

    I’m at home with my 19mo twins and as much as I love it the thought of hs does give me papultations, though it appears to be the *only* education option that makes the most sense. So I’m also trying to lay the foundations for being at home but with some support so I can go back to school to take a class a semester to keep my brain going.

    I’m going to file away the tip about the bigger car. I’m hoping I can have some tradeable tutoring skills for local co-ops.

  5. CJ
    CJ says:

    I couldn’t come up with one single suggestion to better articulate number 3. I wasted a lot of time early on with groups of play date moms, they set up and organized many “just like school” things calling it homeschool and I at first was trying so hard so my kids would have friends (you know the artificial kinds you buy at mom hang outs disguised as kid stuff). Once I started saying no to all that and started getting into my own community inside homeschooling, and even much without, we all got more peaceful and joyful and centered. I love your intro…ditto. thought it was all temporary- leaving the career path and all just for the early years and then as my own education bout education sunk in, it became a no way the status quoway. Great piece and looking forward to more!

  6. Amy K.
    Amy K. says:

    If you jettison all of your real-life friends for online friends, how will you find other homeschooled kids to fill that third row in your new car?

  7. C.A. Lewis-McCarren
    C.A. Lewis-McCarren says:

    I’m an “INFJ”……I think too much and therefore, don’t get anything done the way I really want to. I have home educated 17 years. I now have 2 younger children with learning challenges and believe me, the last place on earth I want them is in “school”.

    Sometimes I wish I just didn’t care so much….and sometimes I wish I could just be ok with “average”. **sigh**

  8. C.A. Lewis-McCarren
    C.A. Lewis-McCarren says:

    OH!!! WAIT!!!! I really appreciate your honesty and directness. I have found that a majority of the time “homeschooling” is set up just the same way as institutionalized schooling…..it drains away all of the individuality and creativity of both child and parent. Having such an honesty about the reasons you are pursuing HS AND the fears you also have – it is refreshing. It is a strength to know one’s weaknesses…..:)

  9. Bethany @ Homeschool
    Bethany @ Homeschool says:

    Satya, Awesome post! “Join a group of top performers” — That’s huge. They say you’re the culmination of the 5 people you spend the most time with so you better hang out with some top performers. Thanks!

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