So Kiah was home for the rest of the week and it was great to have him home. Oh, so much that maybe next year is the year for me to home school??? Magpie is starting to do better on her own and not need me as much or get into as much trouble, so I will be praying about it and seeking what I am to do. It is funny, I often feel at times I just want to do this whole home church/home school thing where it is a small group of people (that I would prefer to select, so if I messed up any they would still love me despite my imperfections), and like do this family church/home thing rather than the whole corporate church thing??? Does that sound weird or not right? I do not know. Anyhow I just want to have the sense of protection around my kids, I think sometimes there is more influence from the kids at church than at school........which is particularly sad especially with little girls these days that are 5/6 talking about how so and so is their boyfriend. So where do they get this from? Older kids I am sure. But poor Hezekiah's class at church has like 11 little girls in it and then him and maybe one other little boy. So, the pressures. Anyhow, I just want him to be naive to that. Maybe I should just start keeping him with me.
So this is a random post, but another crazy thing that happened last week was that Magpie decided to lick deodorant. Yes, totally disgusting. I was drying her hair and she got a hold of the deodorant and next thing I knew she licked it and I grabbed her tongue and wiped it clean but she must have had a bit of it because she started gagging and drooling it out and so I got her to the sink and washed her mouth out with water. I knew whatever there was in her mouth was not much, but it scared me nonetheless. In the past, I had another incident a couple years ago with Hezekiah, he got in our bathroom and thought that Ben gay was toothpaste, he had it all over his shirt and I was not sure how much he had, but he showed me and he had put it on a toothbrush and immediately knew that was the wrong thing to do, but he tried to clean it up. I had to call poison control. That too scared me like a ton. Oh, the things these kids do, to keep me on my toes.
Well, as for the rest of this week, I hope not to get slimed too much, not have children try to eat things they are not suppose to eat, and try to protect my children's minds from the warped world that we live in. All in all, I am looking forward to this week being a success!
well G - a few things.
Uh. at least Ben gay would taste bad enough most kids would not eat it. Funny though.
And snow is gross. Anyway you call it. It may be my least favorite fluid from kids/ yuck. so sorry.
And lastly - it is so sad that we do not live near one another because we could totally share the community and homeschool and church and everything.
Every day when I hear riley talk about even the regular but silly, useless stuff that consumes most of her brain at an expensive school I remember why I will homeschool these other childrena nd wonder if it is the wrong decision for her. The days are long and tiring and I could be doing something else, but school, even good ones, can be such a wasteland.
And I think adults are just as bad as kids for encouraging the ideas of boyfriends and whatnot? I mean, I think discussing relationships is normal - it's what they see - and hopefully they see loving marital relationships, but encouraging dating and boyfriends/girlfriends. so frustrating.
sorry for ranting.
I do wish we could join forces more easily together.
hmm...Wes was in Hezekiah's class at church 2 weeks ago, and he mentioned to me how all the girls were talking about boyfriends and was wondering where they get it from? So--it IS happening in there. Maybe kids watch too much T.V? I mean, if the parents have it on, I"m sure they are picking stuff up from it. Too bad they can't just shut it off! Plus, I know lots of kids that just go to school and have this boyfriend/girlfriend thing going on in 1st grade.
Maybe they are just learning about the opposite sex too? And figuring out that they are different and suppose to like each other? I mean, I really don't know-I have NO background in child psychology or anything. HAHA.
Lacey:
Yes, I too wish we did live closer and share oh, yes share.
And Erin, alright, Hezekiah is just going to stay with me IIIIRRRKKKK!!!! That is insane, I am glad though that you know first hand. Because he does not bring really much home from school - anything really is just silly kid stuff, so far it has been really a nice year with nice kids at his school. Oh my, I figured that it was from there.
Hey... I struggle with the same things. I work with kids (at a private Christian school) that are in third grade and can't hardly focus on their work because they are talking about boyfriend/girlfriend junk. It makes me sick to my stomach. I think a big problem is that even good parents don't guard their children from bad media... like Disney. All of the sitcom shows on Disney that young kids watch show kids that are way too young engaging in relations that are way too grownup. Pretty much all my kids watch is PBS. It seems to be the only "safe" TV.
Jonathan's physical issues, combined with his tender heart make me want to homeschool him next year. I want to shield his heart and mind from all the junk. He has been bullied recently at school, and I am really upset about it. I feel like my job is to protect him, physically, and emotionally, and I can't do that when he is away from me at school. And I feel that God gave me him, and he is my responsibility, and I wonder why I am entrusting him to someone else for so many hours a week.
Also, I feel like the kids at our own church are some of the worst influences in his life. I know that sounds terrible. I feel that we are meant to worship in community with other Christ followers but I don't want my kid messed up at the very place where he is supposed to be getting fed spiritually... I know the burden of teaching him God's ways fall to us at home as his parents, but I also feel like church should be somewhat of a safe haven for us. I struggle with this a lot, because I have a heart for the people who are just coming to know the Lord, and I want them to have a place to grow and worship, but then at the same time I don't want their ways to become my child's ways.
Sigh... I don't know. I just ordered some materials because I am going to be working with J after school and on weekends. I never thought I would consider homeschooling...