{"id":3588,"date":"2014-03-19T08:55:23","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T12:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=3588"},"modified":"2016-01-18T20:30:22","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T01:30:22","slug":"dealing-with-a-disservice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/19\/dealing-with-a-disservice\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with a Disservice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Life has become really overwhelming for me for some reason lately (hence my desire to run off to a deserted island<\/a> with my family).\u00a0 I think it\u2019s because I\u2019m starting to realize how little of my life I\u2019m actually in control of.\u00a0 And it\u2019s not even that my life is run by three tiny little drill sergeants, it\u2019s the work and school schedules that are pushing me to the brink.<\/p>\n

Honeybun\u2019s spring break is next week and we plan to go away. \u00a0Her break officially stats Thursday afternoon after a half day of school but we still don\u2019t have a plan.\u00a0 We don\u2019t know where we\u2019re going because I\u2019m irritated.\u00a0 I\u2019m frustrated that Honeybun has 11 days off of school but because of my work schedule and hubby\u2019s we can only get away for 4.\u00a0 And I\u2019m frustrated that everything is so expensive because it\u2019s spring break and everyone wants to travel so companies charge more.\u00a0 And I\u2019m irritated that we live so gosh-darn far south and it takes close to 5 hours just to get OUT of Florida!<\/p>\n

All the frustration has made my mind return to the dream of homeschooling.\u00a0 I first considered homeschooling when Honeybun was just a few weeks old, I knew she was a bright kid and I worried from the start about how she would do in a traditional school.\u00a0 I did what I could to get her in the best situation possible at our local school (see “Off to a Rocky Start”<\/a> for our journey), but it still hasn\u2019t met my expectations.\u00a0 We’ve gotten by because I try not to think about it.<\/p>\n

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The truth is, when I do think about it I get really upset.\u00a0 I get upset because I know she is not living the life she deserves to have.\u00a0 She\u2019s five and I know that five year olds should be playing, exploring, creating, problem solving, make believing, climbing, running and learning through these activities.\u00a0 Five year olds should not be sitting down learning.<\/p>\n

This is Honeybun\u2019s typical day:<\/p>\n