After doing the math, I've come to realize that I have now been on CF off and on for over 15 years now! I think I want to try sticking around for awhile this time, it was such a huge part of my teen years and I met some amazing people on here.
It's not the same any more though. I think I'm one of the only ones left from my early days on here. All my homeschool buddies have moved on in life. So have I, in a way, but not to the point where I don't have a reason to come back here.
I liked life way better in those days. Social media wasn't as prevalent as it is now, and people actually discussed things politely. I'm not on social media any more for the most part, so maybe it's a good time to go back to the online fellowship I used to have. I don't mind that it's with different users.
How does life look like for me now? Well I'm married again, living adjacent to my hometown, getting excited for my second child, and starting to homeschool my first. So weird to think about that. I guess I'm really coming full circle from when I came to CF.
Back in those days the most active teens were the ones who were homeschooled like myself. This was our version of a youth group, although it didn't replace the ones we attended weekly. We just enjoyed one another's company, talked about college plans, and would have MSN group chats that lasted literally hours. Some nights I swear I was about to get off but my friends across the world were getting up and just joining so I would stay on a little longer to talk to them.
I swore back then that I would never be a homeschool mom. Then I became a mom. It's funny how something so simple can radically change your plans. I knew my daughter was smart from the day I held her. I saw how much better my brothers were doing when my mom took charge and tailored their education to their own learning styles. I saw how public schools tend to choose a curriculum that caters to the lowest common denominator of that age group. Within a couple weeks of her birth, I knew that I needed to be the one in charge of her education.
So this time around I'm going to be determined to keep up with this blog. I'm not entirely sure what the theme will be, I'll probably just keep writing as I slowly find my niche and the direction I'm going to take. In the meantime, welcome to my world.
It's not the same any more though. I think I'm one of the only ones left from my early days on here. All my homeschool buddies have moved on in life. So have I, in a way, but not to the point where I don't have a reason to come back here.
I liked life way better in those days. Social media wasn't as prevalent as it is now, and people actually discussed things politely. I'm not on social media any more for the most part, so maybe it's a good time to go back to the online fellowship I used to have. I don't mind that it's with different users.
How does life look like for me now? Well I'm married again, living adjacent to my hometown, getting excited for my second child, and starting to homeschool my first. So weird to think about that. I guess I'm really coming full circle from when I came to CF.
Back in those days the most active teens were the ones who were homeschooled like myself. This was our version of a youth group, although it didn't replace the ones we attended weekly. We just enjoyed one another's company, talked about college plans, and would have MSN group chats that lasted literally hours. Some nights I swear I was about to get off but my friends across the world were getting up and just joining so I would stay on a little longer to talk to them.
I swore back then that I would never be a homeschool mom. Then I became a mom. It's funny how something so simple can radically change your plans. I knew my daughter was smart from the day I held her. I saw how much better my brothers were doing when my mom took charge and tailored their education to their own learning styles. I saw how public schools tend to choose a curriculum that caters to the lowest common denominator of that age group. Within a couple weeks of her birth, I knew that I needed to be the one in charge of her education.
So this time around I'm going to be determined to keep up with this blog. I'm not entirely sure what the theme will be, I'll probably just keep writing as I slowly find my niche and the direction I'm going to take. In the meantime, welcome to my world.
