I am a perfectionist. And I am married to a perfectionist. And we are raising three perfectionist children. Perfectionism leads to high expectations, which leads, in turn, to frustration and disappointment when the expectations go unmet (which, in this imperfect world filled with imperfect people, is often). In fact, my friend has a saying that…
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Letter to a New Homeschooler If there is one thing I could talk hours about, it’s homeschooling/lifeschooling, and if there’s one person I could talk to for hours, it’s a new hoemschooler! It’s a topic that never gets old to me and I absolutely love expounding on all the benefits and helping newbies break out…
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Lifeschooling Lessons from a Weekend of Heartbreak We buried our beloved dog today. And two other puppies, also. It’s been a rough weekend. I had such plans for the weekend…and they didn’t include the discovery of a nearly-dead puppy Saturday morning, rushing to the vet, thwarted by stand-still traffic, puppy finally dying…
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