Day 750 of 1000
I received mixed reviews from my family on my post about Christian’s 18th Birthday. Lorena and Kelly loved it, but I received a stern lecture on grace and humility from Christian. He is not so keen that people know his age nor does he advertise his accomplishments. I am pretty sure he is right and I am letting pride get the best of me. I am sorry.
Still, there are not so many opportunities for homeschool kids to get accolades for academic achievement. It is not like the kids sent to government schools for warehousing in a Lord of the Flies style social settings so their mothers, at least the ones who are not forced to work for a living, can get their “me” time at their yoga class and their lattes at Starbucks. There are selfies that need to be posted on Facebook and Instagram and kids get in the way of finding time and the right venue for just the right picture. In the meantime, much effort is expended to provide accolade opportunities in the name of building self-esteem in badly socialized kids who are often not so accomplished at either learning or doing.
So, I am really going to try to back it off a bunch, work on my humility, and not be too prideful–at least until (and if) the kids graduate. Even then, I will try to keep it brief.