Lizze and I are meeting with the boys therapist and bringing up the subject of homeschooling. As scary as that sounds, I’m not sure we have much of a choice.
Emmett isn’t wearing most shirts anymore and frankly, getting him to wear anything is next to impossible. The idea of another school year where we are dealing with battles every single morning, is not something I’m not ready for.
The other issue is Emmett’s fevers. Almost every single day, his average temperature is above the fever cutoff for the school. Even if we can get some wiggle room like we did last year, it’s going to be extremely close on the good days and a no go on most others.
Emmett missed way too much school last year, although it didn’t impact his grades or present any issues with the school.
The bottom line here is, everything about school is so stressful and I need to significantly reduce my stress levels, as does Lizze. It’s not good for the boys either.
Between on and off issues with bullying, an inability to tolerate clothes, and health related problems, I honestly don’t know how we’re going to pull this school year off.
I’m not looking to debate what people think of possibly making this decision. What I am looking for is thoughts from people who have made this change. There are concerns about social related things and whether or not we could pull this off.
There would have to be a very rigid structure and solid game plan.
Again, everyone’s entitled to their opinions, and I respect that. At this point however, I looking for support, because we may not have much of a choice.
It doesn’t seem like you’ve reached a point where there is no choice, so it still seems like you need to weigh one versus the other. Whatever you decide I wish you the best of luck.
I’ll just say you’d be replacing one stress with another. Will it be more or less? I can’t say, but eliminating the boys’ virtually only source of socialization would be my primary concern. The fever issue is a problem, but I would be concerned about what happens with the attempts to work on the clothes/sensory issues if homeschooling is pursued. I would think it would be very easy to let that fall by the wayside if there was no daily concern about getting out of the house in a timely fashion. If the sensory issues are more of something that he needs to learn to adjust to and deal with, as opposed to something he will simply outgrow- and I would bet it’s more of the former than the latter- you won’t be doing him any favors, as stressful as it is to deal with on an everyday basis.
You did hit the nail on the head about rigid structure and a solid game plan. Are you prepared for what that really entails? There’s more I could say, but I’m sure you’ve got the angles covered. Plus since I don’t homeschool my kids, you didn’t ask for my opinion. 🙂
Anyway, whatever you decide, good luck.
Thanks Jimmy. I have a post coming out soon that explains what was decided but for now, I appreciate your advice and support.
Should we choose to go down that road, it would be a last resort..
It doesn’t seem like you’ve reached a point where there is no choice, so it still seems like you need to weigh one versus the other. Whatever you decide I wish you the best of luck.
I’ll just say you’d be replacing one stress with another. Will it be more or less? I can’t say, but eliminating the boys’ virtually only source of socialization would be my primary concern. The fever issue is a problem, but I would be concerned about what happens with the attempts to work on the clothes/sensory issues if homeschooling is pursued. I would think it would be very easy to let that fall by the wayside if there was no daily concern about getting out of the house in a timely fashion. If the sensory issues are more of something that he needs to learn to adjust to and deal with, as opposed to something he will simply outgrow- and I would bet it’s more of the former than the latter- you won’t be doing him any favors, as stressful as it is to deal with on an everyday basis.
You did hit the nail on the head about rigid structure and a solid game plan. Are you prepared for what that really entails? There’s more I could say, but I’m sure you’ve got the angles covered. Plus since I don’t homeschool my kids, you didn’t ask for my opinion. 🙂
Anyway, whatever you decide, good luck.
Thanks Jimmy. I have a post coming out soon that explains what was decided but for now, I appreciate your advice and support.
Should we choose to go down that road, it would be a last resort..
It doesn’t seem like you’ve reached a point where there is no choice, so it still seems like you need to weigh one versus the other. Whatever you decide I wish you the best of luck.
I’ll just say you’d be replacing one stress with another. Will it be more or less? I can’t say, but eliminating the boys’ virtually only source of socialization would be my primary concern. The fever issue is a problem, but I would be concerned about what happens with the attempts to work on the clothes/sensory issues if homeschooling is pursued. I would think it would be very easy to let that fall by the wayside if there was no daily concern about getting out of the house in a timely fashion. If the sensory issues are more of something that he needs to learn to adjust to and deal with, as opposed to something he will simply outgrow- and I would bet it’s more of the former than the latter- you won’t be doing him any favors, as stressful as it is to deal with on an everyday basis.
You did hit the nail on the head about rigid structure and a solid game plan. Are you prepared for what that really entails? There’s more I could say, but I’m sure you’ve got the angles covered. Plus since I don’t homeschool my kids, you didn’t ask for my opinion. 🙂
Anyway, whatever you decide, good luck.
Thanks Jimmy. I have a post coming out soon that explains what was decided but for now, I appreciate your advice and support.
Should we choose to go down that road, it would be a last resort..
It doesn’t seem like you’ve reached a point where there is no choice, so it still seems like you need to weigh one versus the other. Whatever you decide I wish you the best of luck.
I’ll just say you’d be replacing one stress with another. Will it be more or less? I can’t say, but eliminating the boys’ virtually only source of socialization would be my primary concern. The fever issue is a problem, but I would be concerned about what happens with the attempts to work on the clothes/sensory issues if homeschooling is pursued. I would think it would be very easy to let that fall by the wayside if there was no daily concern about getting out of the house in a timely fashion. If the sensory issues are more of something that he needs to learn to adjust to and deal with, as opposed to something he will simply outgrow- and I would bet it’s more of the former than the latter- you won’t be doing him any favors, as stressful as it is to deal with on an everyday basis.
You did hit the nail on the head about rigid structure and a solid game plan. Are you prepared for what that really entails? There’s more I could say, but I’m sure you’ve got the angles covered. Plus since I don’t homeschool my kids, you didn’t ask for my opinion. 🙂
Anyway, whatever you decide, good luck.
Thanks Jimmy. I have a post coming out soon that explains what was decided but for now, I appreciate your advice and support.
Should we choose to go down that road, it would be a last resort..