Doubts....

I love it when your facing doubts God will place the right people in your path......

Lately I have been wondering if I am doing the right thing homeschooling Samantha.  You know the usual doubts homeschool parents will have.  She has been so emotional lately.  She hasn't been sleeping all that good either so I know that plays a big role in her mood.  Family members negative comments. A friend's concern that its harmful to homeschool an only child.  Worrying if she will regret being homeschooled although she loves it now. Will she regret missing out on some of the school things that seem to be a big part of childhood? Like playing with friends on the playground. I don't question the education that she is getting at home.  My daughter actually asked to keep homeschooling through out the summer!  Its all the other stuff that worried me.....

Then our wonderful God sends a mom who has her daughter in a good public school  to me for advice on bullying.  Her daughter is being bullied. But after the last time she told her mom and mom went to school to get it taken care of her daughter told her that I don't tell you what goes on at school because I don't want you to come in and talk to my teacher and principal.  Little girl stating then it gets worse when you do that.  This is a first grader. My heart breaks for this mom.  She is at a loss on what to do.  Schools just about over and she know s there isn't anything that she can do now. She hopes her daughter will go back to telling her about her problems in school.  Her daughter behavior has been poor at home and she is worried its the school environment that is causing it.  She told me that I was lucky I could homeschool.  Lucky my daughter wont have to face mean girls. Face bullying and being to afraid to take care of it.  Then another mom just found out we homeschool and was so excited as she wants to do it to but her husband isn't on board as he is the stay at home dad and it would be on his shoulders to do the schooling and he doesn't want too.  But his poor daughter has also had bullying issues too.

Thank you God for sending them to me.  So now I have no more doubts. I know we are doing the best for Samantha.  The rest will fall into place. My daughter is right where she belongs.  I am glad that my daughter still feels like she can come to me with any problem.  She isn't afraid of what will happen if she does.  I hope she will always feel like that.  I know my boys do and sometimes they tell me way more then I ever wanted to know about them. LOL