Alan & Brenda Leonard

12/10/02 05:35:

> Let me know what comebacks you receive.

I received a piece of advice here a while back on this, and it's worked
fairly well. When people start in on my homeschooling, I wait for them to
take a breath and then start in on a looooong discourse about how
wonderfully things are going, how happy we all are, how much Tim has learned
lately, how grateful I am to have people in life who are supportive of what
I do, how educational life is, how many interesting things we've read or
seen videos about lately, Tim's talents, his music lessons, his theatre
work, how helpful he is, etc. etc. By the time I finished, only my MIL was
dumb enough to make another comment, and I just prattled on for another few
minutes and she left me alone for awhile.

> My own mother called CPS on me
> for homeschooling my kids. She is a teacher and feels that they are more
> qualified for the job.

SO WHAT! They're not her kids, so the fact that she thinks she could do it
better is totally beside the point. And calling CPS for homeschooling is,
in my humble opinion, a waste of CPS's time. They have better things to do.
Obviously she needs something better to do, eh?

> I have to disagree my husband has 2 1/2 yrs. of
> Mechanical Engineer and I am a Certified Legal Assistant in the State of
> Texas. I feel that we as parents are equally qualified.

The last statement is true. As parents, you are wonderfully qualified.
Your education is not relevant. If someone truly wants to homeschool,
they'll find a way to do it, because they love their kids and believe in it.
You don't need any particular education to do this, just a healthy curiosity
about the world which you can communicate to your children.

brenda
snuffly with a cold and grouchy from it, too!

kayb85 <[email protected]>

> SO WHAT! They're not her kids, so the fact that she thinks she
could do it
> better is totally beside the point. And calling CPS for
homeschooling is,
> in my humble opinion, a waste of CPS's time. They have better
things to do.
> Obviously she needs something better to do, eh?

Just don't let them into your house without a warrant. If they come
into your house they can find all kinds of things to get involved
with and it's sometimes hard to get rid of them.
Sheila

Peggy

Brenda wrote:

> I received a piece of advice here a while back on this, and it's worked
> fairly well. When people start in on my homeschooling, I wait for them to
> take a breath and then start in on a looooong discourse about how
> wonderfully things are going, how happy we all are, how much Tim has learned
> lately, how grateful I am to have people in life who are supportive of what
> I do, how educational life is, how many interesting things we've read or
> seen videos about lately, Tim's talents, his music lessons, his theatre
> work, how helpful he is, etc. etc. By the time I finished, only my MIL was
> dumb enough to make another comment, and I just prattled on for another few
> minutes and she left me alone for awhile.
>

LOL! This sounds like an excellent way to deal with those relatives that are
into one-upmanship at the family holiday party too.

Peggy