Today, it's been many years since I criticised my sister for homeschooling her kids instead of sending them to a normal school. Now all three of her kids are at university in science courses. My two sons graduated high school still struggling to read or spell, and don’t have the grades for college. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, after being kicked out of our school for leaving the country, neither of my guardians want to take charge of our education. So me, being sixteen, I have to do hundreds of assignments for my sister and me, who was already supposed to have graduated. Yay "Home schooling." FML
Today, while home from college for the weekend, my sister started whining about how I keep using "big fancy college words" and making her feel bad. My sister is 27 and teaches elementary school. The word I used was "ludicrous." FML
Today, my wife refuses to admit our 13-year-old son has no chance in hell of getting into college. He never got more than an E or an F on his exams, routinely misspells his own name, can't remember our address and I just watched him spend 10 minutes looking for his lost hat which, by the way, was on his head. FML
Today, after I lectured my family at Christmas dinner about how schools are indoctrination centers, I'm now helping my kid with homework every night and realizing I don’t understand half of it. FML
Today, I'd always thought my sister was an idiot for having her kids in her teens and early 20s before she was ready. Thing is, she’s now in her early 30s, her kids are grown, and she’s loving life. I had my kids in my 30s. By the time they’re grown, I’ll be old and broken down. FML
Today, my mom is obsessed with my academic success, as she was a highschool dropout, and actually gives me more homework than my school does, all so I’ll be more advanced than my peers. I barely know what a television is anymore, since it’s been so long I’ve had enough free time to watch one. FML
Today, my mother told me I should think about quitting school. She explained that the reason was because she didn't want me to be more successful than my older sisters. FML
Today, I'm thirteen and I don't have a social life, because my parents started homeschooling me in the second grade. FML
Today, my husband went on a tirade, accusing me of bullying and being too hard on our kids. Apparently, I’m taking this homeschool thing too serious, and I need to cut them a break. All I did was make them write their letters and numbers on paper instead of just using their tablets. Yeah, real mean. FML
Today, I once had high hopes for my children’s future, but in the last few years I’ve had to lower my standards for success from “college graduate” to “not a teen parent”. I have four kids, two of my sons and one daughter are teen parents. My remaining son is 17. Fingers crossed. FML
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FluffythePink 23
You didn't notice that your kids couldn't read, write or spell? I wish to gods I could think you are joking.
Justkidding100 41
just because they're in college doesn't mean they're well adjusted and just because you sent your kids to public school doesn't mean you don't have to make sure it's a good public school or they actually attend occasionally
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Comments (7)
idragosani 17
Yeah, karma bit your whole ass
FluffythePink 23
You didn't notice that your kids couldn't read, write or spell? I wish to gods I could think you are joking.
Justkidding100 41
just because they're in college doesn't mean they're well adjusted and just because you sent your kids to public school doesn't mean you don't have to make sure it's a good public school or they actually attend occasionally
Billsonhamsen 17
Between 6 and 10 percent of kids in the is are homeschooled. I always heard about the idea that they need to go to normal school to fit in idea. That doesn't make sense for a lot of reasons. The first is that school is not s reflection of the real world. Kids didn't go to school for thousands of years but still seemed to do ok socially. Also school is a terrible environment. Constant swearing, sexual harassment and bullying that seems to be ignored. Then once you graduate you are supposed to leave all that behind and act professional or be called in to talk to HR. It doesn't make sense.
Wadlaen 24
Seems like you should have sent your sons to your sister instead...
JuneBleeds4 20
Humble pie tastes pretty crappy, doesn't it?
Taurus_ChicKa 37
A lot of it has to do with the teacher(s) and the kids' willingness to learn and retain information. Maybe your sister's kids were better at school and actually cared. In public school, where your kids went, there was probably something more interesting going on that took their attention away from their schoolwork. But honestly, there's no excuse for them graduating and not knowing how to read, write, or spell. We don't live in the 1800s.