tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post6911300977594545953..comments2024-01-05T11:47:54.527-05:00Comments on IndianaJane'sJournal: You don't look like a homeschool momJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984938560695736640noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-64712991574855063952014-06-24T13:28:32.578-04:002014-06-24T13:28:32.578-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15300918241957922105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-6878650786343970172014-06-22T13:13:55.568-04:002014-06-22T13:13:55.568-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14496272799698207021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-20148870712769400392014-04-10T00:17:10.733-04:002014-04-10T00:17:10.733-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252854048708029793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-80759278274357294392011-03-10T14:58:28.971-05:002011-03-10T14:58:28.971-05:00Very interesting. I din't know that one was s...Very interesting. I din't know that one was suppose to be able to spot a homeschool mom out of the crowd. I do not fit the mold either. My older children are grown, married (2 of them) and have children of their own. My husband and I are on our second family - have a 2 1/2 year old who we plan on homeschooling. Husband has a bad heart, we foster and we are Christians. Guess we never didAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-31603409406512372182009-10-06T22:10:41.892-04:002009-10-06T22:10:41.892-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Adinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-14188516423505308962008-07-03T00:12:00.000-04:002008-07-03T00:12:00.000-04:00I've never posted but I'm a homeschooling mom who ...I've never posted but I'm a homeschooling mom who was a fashion designer. Fashion has always been one of my passions since childhood, like homeschooling my family is now. <BR/><BR/>Non-homeschoolers comment how they love my style and if they discover I homeschool, I get the inevitable "But you don't look like...." Most of my friends aren't into fashion, but so what? One thing I love about hsing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-72440278029894122892008-07-02T21:40:00.000-04:002008-07-02T21:40:00.000-04:00We've heard a number of times the backhanded compl...We've heard a number of times the backhanded compliment: "You homeschool? But you're so <I>*NORMAL*</I>!" Gee, thanks. <BR/><BR/>Today I'm actually in a frumpy-looking long, loose cotton dress with my long hair in a ponytail and no makeup. But that's mostly because I'm 13 wks pregnant and have no energy to get all dolled up at the moment. Plus even if I wanted to, I'm at that awkward stage where Crimson Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254830856234479999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-2625879754545935612008-07-02T15:14:00.000-04:002008-07-02T15:14:00.000-04:00SLM--That is one of my favorite things about homes...SLM--That is one of my favorite things about homeschooling: We can be ourselves. We don't have to fit in any little boxes. So I can be a mostly crunchy confessional Lutheran suburbanite book-nut foodie with Libertarian leanings and manicured nails. And it's okay. I don't aim to be like other folks or to be different. I'm myself. (Talk about undoing years of schooling!!)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984938560695736640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-45113265262451850752008-07-02T14:45:00.000-04:002008-07-02T14:45:00.000-04:00I don't think we look like the idea of the typical...I don't think we look like the idea of the typical homeschool family. But I don't think we look like the typical public school family either. We look like hippies, eat vegetarian, wear flip-flops, play on-line games, read voraciously, stay up late, take walks all the time, etc. Being homeschoolers for us is also about not conforming to the norm. It allows us to fashion ourselves and our livesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-55651121718917744712008-06-26T19:10:00.000-04:002008-06-26T19:10:00.000-04:00I think my favorite part of the linked article is ...I think my favorite part of the linked article is this:<BR/><BR/><I>"There's no begging for gimcracks, no fretting, and no threats from mom. The older watch the younger, freeing mom to go peacefully about her task". </I><BR/><BR/>Yeah. That's us. Totally. *snort*Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138717390215817390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-47576264384953273132008-06-26T18:06:00.000-04:002008-06-26T18:06:00.000-04:00The variety of all of you commenting here really m...The variety of all of you commenting here really makes my point. :)<BR/><BR/>RPW--I'm gonna be thinking of you as BMW for a while. ;)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984938560695736640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-2196815963200429532008-06-26T11:14:00.000-04:002008-06-26T11:14:00.000-04:00lmao, I love your response! (as I sit at the compu...lmao, I love your response! (as I sit at the computer desk, listening to my kids watching old felix the cat cartoons and making cherry limeades, me in a pair of boat shorts & a black tshirt) I get told all the time that since I'm following the cherokee path & homeschooling that I must be wanting to raise my kids to eat birds alive (that was from a lady in the grocery store couple years ago cause Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-9426167398069992412008-06-26T09:41:00.000-04:002008-06-26T09:41:00.000-04:00This is too funny. Just the other day I told my hu...This is too funny. Just the other day I told my husband how I'd like to start wearing dresses, like maybe always. His first reaction ... like we aren't odd enough as it is. Thanks for the laugh.Hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536076908309729574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-70479389493910853852008-06-26T09:17:00.000-04:002008-06-26T09:17:00.000-04:00Well, I'm a homeschooler who doesn't "look" like o...Well, I'm a homeschooler who doesn't "look" like one! I like to go through the store "hot topics", wishing I could wear the clothes (need to lose some more weight first). <BR/>I also play roleplaying games, and non-standard board/card games! I fully expect my children to do the same, if they want. <BR/><BR/>Great blog! Thanks for sharing.AmberDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14518147793588928121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-55207789603538824992008-06-25T22:13:00.000-04:002008-06-25T22:13:00.000-04:00I dress like that. For HALLOWEEN whahahaha.Wait, ...I dress like that. For HALLOWEEN whahahaha.<BR/><BR/>Wait, homeschoolers aren't supposed to trick or treat...darn.Melyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899656714400291548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-60822677992253184542008-06-25T18:45:00.000-04:002008-06-25T18:45:00.000-04:00Ah! Sitting here in black yoga pants and a tank. G...Ah! Sitting here in black yoga pants and a tank. Gasp! I think I might have a <I>bra-strap</I> showing!!! (Does that make me a shameless hussy? Or a comfy homeschool Mom?)<BR/><BR/>Working on the large family with #4 on the way. <BR/><BR/>My husband and I made the choice to be poor in wordly things so as not to be poor in the things that really matter.<BR/><BR/>Loved the post and the article linkRitzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16924562235441183518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-17278107884494118032008-06-25T16:30:00.000-04:002008-06-25T16:30:00.000-04:00Love, Love, LOVE your post.I was told in 1994 (the...Love, Love, LOVE your post.<BR/><BR/>I was told in 1994 (the year we began homeschooling) that I didn't look like a homeschooler. I didn't know whether to be relieved or insulted. Honestly...I think I was a little of both.<BR/><BR/>I also love the sandals! ;^)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-19783058129869221512008-06-25T13:54:00.000-04:002008-06-25T13:54:00.000-04:00Thanks Jane. Since I just got my navel pierced I ...Thanks Jane. Since I just got my navel pierced I guess I don't look like homeschool mom either. I'm sitting in my office in my capris and sandals. I no longer wear my jumper, it's a hold out from my nursing mom days. You know how those women are!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220316485735267953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-50981642486126677732008-06-25T11:26:00.000-04:002008-06-25T11:26:00.000-04:00I don't have really long hair, but my kids and I d...I don't have really long hair, but my kids and I do sort of look like a mother duck with ducklings falling behind WHEN we go to the store together, which isn't often for all of them to go with me. Guilty as can be on having a large family...seven kids :) And gosh, I do wish they were always clean...but I'm not even always clean...My boys need hair cuts but not because they are going for a Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15579176711724580101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-21632580298351223722008-06-25T10:43:00.000-04:002008-06-25T10:43:00.000-04:00I have one denim jumper, but I hate it. I only go...I have one denim jumper, but I hate it. I only got it because my husband has a thing for the "Baptist missionary wife look."<BR/><BR/>I actually have a lot of respect for your sense of balance and your love of enjoyment of life. You're fun.RPWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16686240798146992394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-10968367884682776172008-06-25T10:21:00.000-04:002008-06-25T10:21:00.000-04:00One look at your title and I was hooked!Uh-oh, I h...One look at your title and I was hooked!<BR/><BR/>Uh-oh, I have two denim jumpers!!!<BR/><BR/>Phew! Today I'm wearing capris.Marie N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02358976552469177345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-42829957154070850432008-06-25T00:11:00.000-04:002008-06-25T00:11:00.000-04:00Good post and a good response to that article.I'm ...Good post and a good response to that article.<BR/><BR/>I'm over here in my t-shirt,shorts and flip-flops listening to Boy and his friend play Halo. (Though for the record, the friend's mom wears denim jumpers, no make-up, and has a long braid. - LOL - her son still plays Halo, Magic, and D&D.)Meg_Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159066444833263067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17356580.post-34421311708670133892008-06-24T19:42:00.000-04:002008-06-24T19:42:00.000-04:00They're playing Halo? You APOSTATE!!::falls of cha...They're playing Halo? You APOSTATE!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>::falls of chair, laughing::Elephantschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610471467736150461noreply@blogger.com