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\"Nothing<\/a><\/p>\n

Nothing to hide ~
\nWritten by Kari Patterson<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Do you ever wonder how your kids will describe their homeschool experience someday?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I try not to dwell too much on it; we do our best and hope they’ll look back with fond memories and maybe even a bit of gratitude. But it does cross my mind now and then.<\/p>\n

I recently sat with a group of women and, over the course of a few weeks, we took turns sharing our stories. We focused on things that have shaped us; childhood, school, significant experiences, etc. We had a mix of homeschool, private, and public education.<\/p>\n

We had some from religious backgrounds and some not so much. Lots of variety. As I considered these stories, and compared them with countless others I’ve heard over the years, I was struck by one common theme:<\/p>\n

Those who had the most overall positive childhood experience were those whose parents were the same in private or in public.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Lots of religious activities didn’t matter much if home was a place of shame or fear. An excellent education wasn’t as important as that sense of stability that there isn’t a show going on, no one’s pretending.<\/p>\n

We aren’t perfect, but there’s nothing to hide.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We recently finished building a home out in the country, next door to my dad. It’s a sweet opportunity for multi-generational living while still having enough space that we don’t kill each other. (smile)<\/p>\n

I love the privacy of living in the country. But on the other side of our house, we have, shall we say, quirky neighbors. They have a lot of cameras.<\/p>\n

We know from experience that we’re watched and I’ve finally decided that’s fine.\u00a0 <\/strong>I chose a full-glass front door. Except for the bedrooms, none of our windows have coverings.<\/p>\n

Here we are, one of those crazy homeschool families.<\/p>\n

Go ahead and watch.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Nothing<\/p>\n

Sure, you’ll see a lot of sweatpants, and I’ll rarely have makeup on. You’ll occasionally see me very frustrated with my 5- and 2-year olds. You’ll see us sitting up late with our teens, talking around the fire-pit or asking hygge<\/em> questions in the hot tub.<\/p>\n

And even if someone was listening in, that’s great. Because it’s a good reminder that for the sake of my children, I want to live with nothing to hide.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s healthy to ask occasionally, “If this were all on film would I be okay with it?” If an outsider were watching would I act like this?”<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Tears spring to my eyes when I remember some of the ways I treated our oldest son, Dutch, when he was young. Back then we didn’t know he had Asperger’s<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was so hard and I got frustrated so often.<\/p>\n

Now at almost 17-years old, he’s a delight. We have such a close relationship.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

He knows his imperfect mom loves him dearly, and we’ve both grown over the years. I try to remember that now, as his little brothers push my buttons.<\/p>\n

How will I respond?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This isn’t a call to perfection, hopefully that’s clear. It’s the heart of one mom who wants, more than anything, for her children to experience a healthy childhood. Where what you see is what you get.<\/p>\n

Where stability, honesty, and integrity are words that might surface someday as they share their story. This matters so much more<\/em> than which math curriculum we used.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sure, they might still need therapy. (We probably all do!) It might be painful to hear the ways we fell short.<\/p>\n

But oh, that they too would know the peace that comes from having\u00a0nothing to hide<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Nothing<\/a><\/p>\n

What’s Your Homeschool Mom Personality? Take Jamie’s quiz now<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and receive a free personality report to help you organize your homeschool based on what your type needs most!<\/em><\/p>\n

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