Comments on: How to navigate the ups and downs of the teen years https://simplehomeschool.net/teen-years/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Kris @ Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers https://simplehomeschool.net/teen-years/#comment-496044 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=50358#comment-496044 In reply to Anne.

I agree. The “soul fever” concept made so much sense to me.

]]> By: Kris @ Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers https://simplehomeschool.net/teen-years/#comment-496043 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=50358#comment-496043 In reply to Shelly.

I think I would love my life to be like a nice, mundane soap opera with all the drama we have going on. lol

]]> By: Kris @ Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers https://simplehomeschool.net/teen-years/#comment-496041 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=50358#comment-496041 In reply to ann-Marie.

That is an excellent rule! 🙂

]]> By: ann-Marie https://simplehomeschool.net/teen-years/#comment-495957 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=50358#comment-495957 MY Mom gave me the gift of mental health days as well. I wasn’t that great at realizing when I needed them, so she kinda imposed them on me – but always with a good result. Kinda reminds me of some friends in college. They were all roommates and they made a rule for their apartment that no one was allowed to start dating or break up or make any huge decisions (major changes, etc) the week of their cycle. Good rule 😉

]]> By: Shelly https://simplehomeschool.net/teen-years/#comment-495955 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=50358#comment-495955 I absolutely love the idea of the mental health break. It makes complete sense and is something I will be using in the future! I’ve got three teenagers right now, and, especially with the one, life is more exciting than any soap opera. 😛

]]> By: Anne https://simplehomeschool.net/teen-years/#comment-495939 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=50358#comment-495939 I have 4 teenage daughters right now . . . with 4 more to come . . . oh, and some boys, too, eventually. I either really, really, really enjoy them, or I want to put them on the curb for immediate pick up. It seems to always be either extreme. 🙂

I’m not good at being able to sense the difference between when to tell them to “buck up” or when to soothe and offer help, but I’m surely trying, and I hope to be good at it some day. I really appreciate that excerpt about “soul fever.” It is one I will tuck away in my heart for reference.

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