Homeschool Mom Confessions

One of my imaginary, URL friends posted her homeschool mom confessions. I had been thinking the last two days of making a similar post. Homeschooling at the end of 10 years is certainly not what I envisioned (or was lead to believe) 12+ years ago. I told K that my confessions would be pretty raw. We're going through some stuff that I was lead to believe I would not go through via the homeschooling route. So be prepared, pick your feet up so I don't step on crush your toes.

~~~In the spirit of another of my imaginary, URL friends, I am also going to tell you about another post I've been thinking about, but probably won't write. The idea is that I take all the popular, Christian homeschool mom "beliefs" and tell you what really happens. (Can you tell I am feeling a little ...uh... disappointed? Maybe not disappointed, just ready for this year to be done already.)~~~

On with the confessions:
1. I don't get up early.
2. My kids don't get up early.
3. I don't make my kids do chores every day before school commences.
4. (As a result) our house is not terribly clean.
5. I yell...a lot.
6. I let our kids play a lot of video games.
7. I do not cook breakfast or lunch. I make the kids cook their own.
8. 2 of my 3 kids hate to read. (Is this a result of 6? Who cares?)
9. I feel frustrated, exasperated and overwhelmed every.single.day.
10. I spend free time thinking about educational alternatives for my oldest son.
11. Our family is not very harmonious.
12. My oldest son does not feel close to me and does not want to "share" with me.
13. Boxed curriculum looks better and better every day.