Ruth G

Hi Jen
I have 7 children and was unschooling allof them when the youngest twins now
6 were only nearly 2. Bearing in mind they are both severely autistic and
still in nappies, can't dress or undress themselves yet e.t.c I understand
your worries over getting through it with small children. I would be more
worried about it if I was trying to do school at home tho lol.
All I can say is life goes by. Never how you expect, never perfect or
imperfect but it just goes along. Each day is different and one bad day does
not mean you will have another the next day. Your girls will grow and so
will your son and so will you. I can't honestly say I have time for me much
anymore - but if I did I would probably be lost. I do my own thing around
them - craft, ( mosacing is my thing) art, reading and gardening. They
sometimes join in, they sometimes fight and they sometimes do other stuff
while I a m doing things I like. Other times I have to stop cos they need
some attention for themselves. Dh is a house renovator to add to this. We
never have a tidy house and never a room finished. We all agreed that the
older kids go up at between 8 and 9 pm each night to their rooms to play.
They are not forced to but they see I need time with dh. This does not
stopped them coming down constantly for drinks, asking questions and hugs
e.t.c. I really, truly believe in the way we live and that has got me
through bad times. Winter is not nice - rain and cold and kids stuck
inside. Other peoples opinons can be hard to take when you are new to it.
The good times far outweigh any bad tho. I love my life. The kids love their
life.

Ruth in the UK