I think I am just a 'normal' mom; there are some things I do really well, and a lot of things I think I need improvement on.
Recently I met a few K12 moms and first impressions tell me they are SuperMoms. They put their vegetable gardens in on time and take good care of them. They bake bread and put up awesome freezer meals for the month. I could go on and on.
Me? I love my kids, but that's maybe the only thing I'm Super at. And even then there are days I just want to mentally check out, ya know? Some days when I wish my job title was not "MOM". Sometimes I fall behind on housework or groceries or laundry or something and I'm playing catch-up for a whole week (sometimes longer!) trying just to get to a good level playing field where I feel I'm in control again.
Sometimes my boys ask me a question and I just stare at them, my face blank and my only response is "Ahhh. I don't know?"
"I don't know" a lot.
Can I still do this thing? Still have a successful homeschool? Is it really for us regular, average, or even slightly below average, moms?
This was the question first and foremost on my mind when I recently joined the K12 Parent to Parent yahoo group. The responses I received were wonderful, uplifting and encouraging. Basically they all said “you can do it!”
Most of their advice can be summed up in the following quotes that they shared with me:
"A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child." ~ Author Unknown
“My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?” ~ Erma Bombeck
"The work will wait while you show the child the rainbow, but the rainbow won't wait while
you do the work." ~ Author Unknown
you do the work." ~ Author Unknown
So rest assured that you are not alone in thinking that you are too imperfect to be a successful homeschooling mom. One mom said to me, “loving your kids is ALL you have to be super at” (Linda D. in PA) And that’s the best advice I have to pass on to you.
Love your kids, do what you feel is right and you already are a SuperMom!
