Monday, August 22, 2011

How honest should I really be?

Now, before you jump down my throat, NO, I don't mean I should lie.  I'm just wondering, since I am blogging about my day to day experiences as a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom, if I should really divulge the good AND the not-so-good of the job.  Part of me thinks no.  Because I really, really love my kids and am so thankful that I get to be with them.  Part of me also thinks yes, because the whole point in the blog is to be kind of cathartic for me.  Write about my frustrations, and then I can get them out in a healthy way, as opposed to melting down on a bad day and considering selling my dear, sweet progeny on Craigslist or Ebay.  So it's kind of a toss up at this point.  I would never, EVER want anything I write to do any of the following:
     1. Make people think I don't love being with my kids.  They are my life, and that's definitely what I want. Sometimes momma just needs a minute.
     2. Make people think that homeschooling is a scary or bad thing.  It's absolutely a great choice.  I just feel like people need to be prepared for the good AND the bad days, because if they aren't, then they are in for a big surprise.  And not the good kind, like remembering the ice cream buried in the back of the freezer, or finding a twenty in the jeans that are in the dryer.  I'm talking the bad kind, like remembering the Diet Coke that was buried in your freezer getting nice and cold...until you forgot it, and it exploded everywhere.  Or finding your kid's sucker from church in the pocket of their jeans that are in the dryer.  THAT kind of surprise.
     3. Make people think that I am truly, certifiably insane.  Because believe me folks, I have my days that I wonder.  Some of that may come out in my blog posts if I'm not holding back.  

So, my dear, faithful readers (all THREE of you).....what are your thoughts?  Please, I would love some honest feedback.  Because I really want to make a go of this blog thing, and stick with it for more than 4 or 5 days.  And I would like for it to be something that is actually enjoyable, educating, or AT LEAST a little bit funny so that when you do take the time to read it, you don't feel like that the 5 minutes you spent on it are 5 minutes of your life you'll never get back, even though you desperately want to. 




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