Someone is Mean to Kate

Kate ran over to me crying. I put my arm around her shoulders and rocked her. When she had calmed down a bit I asked her what was wrong.

"Oh, Mum." She sobbed. "Was at the park and an old friend who I have not seen in ages came over and said, 'What you got glasses, yuck!' and walked off" I know that is not quite what Kate said, but it is close enough.

I was horrifide, someone dared to say that to Kate. It is not her fault she has glasses, she has had them for ages and she does not really like them, but she lives with them!

I don't know what to do, what should I do if people are coming around and being mean to my Kate? The only thing I can do is give her lots of hugs and kisses.

Toondoo Family

I went on to ToonDoo and made some pictures of my family:

Myself (Don't I look cool?)

Isaac (I don't like to put this up, it makes him look bad. I guess he is a bit over weight!)

 

John (He turned out so cool!)

Tom (I love this one!)



 

Kate (She looks awsome, I dressed her in her sports clothes!)

Beth (She looks so cute and pretty!)

Fred (So little and purfect!)

 

What do you think? A cool family or what? I do feel guilty about putting Isaac's picture up, I did try to make him look better than he does, he does not look too bad, does he?

 

I have made these picture so the the wonderful woman, Sue, can see what my kids look like!

Spoiling Children

I can't say I don'y spoil my children! I surpose I spoil each one in there own ways.

Is it bad to spoil your kids a bit? Could it even be good for them to be a bit spoilt? Maybe, maybe not, it depends I guess. Spoiling your children with love it good for them, but I guess spoiling them in other ways is not so good.

Well I guess that I have spoilt Bethany in both ways. I sometimes wonder if I did something horrid to her my spoiling her, but then again she is the youngest girl and sometimes you want to do these things for them.

When I say I spoil her, I mean that I give her lots of nice clothes and I let her have chocolate, it is not that I don't let the others, but I just can't say no when she asks for it and of a result she is a bit tubby!

Was it wrong of me to spoil her like that? Should I have said no more chocolate and not given her quick so many new clothes? I don't know, it is a hard question to answer and so please help me answer it!

Blogs

Any unschooling parent who wants to share their unschooling life and stories and ideas with other people please either email me or comment me telling me your email address. Thank you!

Anyone who wants to read my childrens writing please visit my other blog called A Family Blog! You can find both  the unschooling blog and my family blog in my profile. Please visit!

I am hoping for more people to write on the unschooling blog so please tell me your email address!

How Old Are Your Children?

How old are your children? Mine are all still young. John is the oldest. He is just about fourteen, well fourteen in one week. Thomas is twelve. Kathrin is eleven, Bethany is eight and Fredrick is six. So that answers my question for me, but what about you, how old are your children? Do you have any of about my childrens' ages? Do you have any with blogs? None of mine have blogs, but I have just made this blog for them  all to write on. I don't want to make them each a google account, it might be to dangerous and I might forget all the passwords, but I am having this blog were you and, this is if you have any the age of mine, your children can read my kids writing!

Unschooling, Bethany's Point of View

I like unschooling, it is more fun than homeschooling. Most girls would think that they were the same thing or that unschooling is not doing anything. I thought that until Mum told me all about it.

The first day we unschooled was so much fun that we wanted to keep doing it. We made muffins in the morning and then we ate them, they were yummy.

One other day we went to the library and got books. We have been doing heaps of fun things. We did art and more cooking, writing and played games. I am so glad  that Mum heard about unschooling. I hope we keep doing to it forever.

That was writen by my second youngest, Bethany!

My First Unschooling Day

Today I started unschooling. It went better than I thought possible. I wal into the family room and said to the kids,

"Why don't we not do any of that normal stuff today and go and bake some muffins." Everyone looked up. They could not believe what I had just said, not do maths, english or anything like that? Had I gone crazy?

No I had not gone crazy. I was serious and soon everyone was in the kitchen cooking.  I left them to it and went off to my bed room with the phone in hand. I was owing someone a phone call.

If I had been doing all the normal things I would have had to wait till late in  the afternoon to ring up my friend. I knew that I could depend on John to keep everything under control.

I did not notice the time go by as I talked on the phone. I only relised how long I had been talking when Kate came in with a muffin on a plate and some coffee. I decided that if this was what unschooling was like, I liked it.

I finished off my phone called and went over to everyone in the family room. They were all talking and joking, they were all having fun. I think I will keep on unschooling. What else shall we do as we unschool? What other adventures lie in our path of unschooling? We will have to find out.

Thank you Sue for inspiring me to be an unschooling mother

The Wonderful Woman

The real reason I started blogging was because I was reading this blog a very nice lady has callled, Sue Elvis Writes, that is the blog, not the lady. She is a wonderful writer and has made me want to write like she does, I know it sounds silly that I could write as well as she does and I know I can't but I wish I could and maybe pretending I can will make me think I can.

I have a big family of five, John, Thomas, Kathrin, Bethany and Fredrick. I am sorry but I will not put pics up, for safty reasons, you understand? It took a lot to even make myself put my kids names up, it was the wonderful lady who encouraged me, was I too bold? Will something happen to my kids now? I wait a minute, Nothing awful has happened. Phew! I am not normally this scared, I wonder what is wrong with me, any ideas?

My husband is a school teacher, though I myself have never even stepped into a school. I was homeschooled and know I am homeschooling my kids. I am thinking of becoming an unschooler though, the marvelous lady again. She knows just how to inspire a woman. She is apsolutally wonderful!

I hope this is not a too long post, is it? I don't know how long posts should be, please tell me.