Kelli Traaseth

I think for lots of people this is such a difficult concept--"getting"
unschooling. Especially if we went to school our whole lives and our
parents did and so on and so on. We've been told what to do and when to
do it. We've never just done what we've wanted to do! Which in turn
never get to develop those interests. We go from doing what we were
supposed to do in school to-- doing what we are supposed to do in our jobs
to--doing what we are supposed to do as a wife/mother.

Its a huge jump to doing what we are interested in or living our own lives.

I don't think anyone is saying that we can't take care of our families or
children but I think there is a healthy amount of care versus a mother not
having her own life. I've seen this in other Moms and I think this was me
for a while. Taking care of others for so long that its so hard to make
the jump of allowing them (your children) to just be. Allowing them to just
live their lives and then in turn we can live our lives also.

Allow and enable your children to do what they want to do; do what you like
to do and some of the time those things will intertwine. Its the weaving
of our lives. Its the flow.

An example of one of our days:

I get up and work at the computer, kids get up at different times, some
make own breakfast, some I help.

Kids watch a bit of TV, play with animals, play with toys/books.

If we have to go into town, like today, I let them know, so they can get
ready. My son will probably stay home and play his gameboy, daughters go
with to look at plants and get dirt for planting. I love gardening and so
do the kids.

Come home and start working outside on yard, planting, cleaning up a bit.
Stop, because Kyra, 5 dd, wants me to jump on trampoline with her. Do
that for a while. Play for a while. Other two kids join us, then I get
too tired to move, so I go and plant more.

I start getting hungry, ask if anyone is hungry, some are, some aren't.
Some of us eat. Go back outside to work. Kyra is scootering, Abbi is
inside drawing flowers, Alec is working at the computer looking up Pokemon
characters and helps for his games. Alec makes his own lunch, he likes to.

Later, a friend might come over to play, we might go for a bike ride, I
might do my yoga, they for sure watch their Toonami shows. I sometimes
watch with them, sometimes not.

This evening we have some friends coming over who are going to help get a
piano into our basement. We've had one in our garage for a year and we
finally get to bring it in!! We are all excited about that! So, sometime
today we have to get a space ready for that, I have to move 2 full book
cases, ugh! Then, I bet we'll play the piano.

A glimpse into one of our days.

Kelli in MN, and so excited that its trying to be spring here!

Kelli Traaseth

I think for lots of people this is such a difficult concept--"getting"
unschooling. Especially if we went to school our whole lives and our
parents did and so on and so on. We've been told what to do and when to
do it. We've never just done what we've wanted to do! Which in turn
never get to develop those interests. We go from doing what we were
supposed to do in school to-- doing what we are supposed to do in our jobs
to--doing what we are supposed to do as a wife/mother.

Its a huge jump to doing what we are interested in or living our own lives.

I don't think anyone is saying that we can't take care of our families or
children but I think there is a healthy amount of care versus a mother not
having her own life. I've seen this in other Moms and I think this was me
for a while. Taking care of others for so long that its so hard to make
the jump of allowing them (your children) to just be. Allowing them to
just
live their lives and then in turn we can live our lives also.

Allow and enable your children to do what they want to do; do what you like
to do and some of the time those things will intertwine. Its the weaving
of our lives. Its the flow.

An example of one of our days:

I get up and work at the computer, kids get up at different times, some
make own breakfast, some I help.

Kids watch a bit of TV, play with animals, play with toys/books.

If we have to go into town, like today, I let them know, so they can get
ready. My son will probably stay home and play his gameboy, daughters go
with to look at plants and get dirt for planting. I love gardening and
so
do the kids.

Come home and start working outside on yard, planting, cleaning up a
bit.
Stop, because Kyra, 5 dd, wants me to jump on trampoline with her. Do
that for a while. Play for a while. Other two kids join us, then I get
too tired to move, so I go and plant more.

I start getting hungry, ask if anyone is hungry, some are, some aren't.
Some of us eat. Go back outside to work. Kyra is scootering, Abbi is
inside drawing flowers, Alec is working at the computer looking up Pokemon
characters and helps for his games. Alec makes his own lunch, he likes to.

Later, a friend might come over to play, we might go for a bike ride, I
might do my yoga, they for sure watch their Toonami shows. I sometimes
watch with them, sometimes not.

This evening we have some friends coming over who are going to help get a
piano into our basement. We've had one in our garage for a year and we
finally get to bring it in!! We are all excited about that! So,
sometime
today we have to get a space ready for that, I have to move 2 full book
cases, ugh! Then, I bet we'll play the piano.

A glimpse into one of our days.

Kelli in MN, and so excited that its trying to be spring here!