Comments on: It’s Not About You, It’s About Me http://thepaganmomblog.com/2010/07/02/its-not-about-you-its-about-me/ Kids. Marriage. Paganism. Controversy. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:31:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Angela http://thepaganmomblog.com/2010/07/02/its-not-about-you-its-about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-709 Angela Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:18:28 +0000 http://thepaganmomblog.com/?p=977#comment-709 Ha ha ha I appreciate the humor! Take out homeschooling and insert "cloth diapering", "breast feeding" or "anti-vaccination" and it's the same thing. We moms due tend to compare ourselves to other moms, no matter how much we shouldn't. And often parenting techniques that we are proud of are perceived as "your better than me" by others when we are just really happy to find something that works for us. Kids are little individuals and should be treated as such, not in one "acceptable" manner. So glad you stopped by and shared! I think it's important that we discuss this sort of thing! Ha ha ha I appreciate the humor! Take out homeschooling and insert “cloth diapering”, “breast feeding” or “anti-vaccination” and it’s the same thing. We moms due tend to compare ourselves to other moms, no matter how much we shouldn’t. And often parenting techniques that we are proud of are perceived as “your better than me” by others when we are just really happy to find something that works for us. Kids are little individuals and should be treated as such, not in one “acceptable” manner.

So glad you stopped by and shared! I think it’s important that we discuss this sort of thing!

]]> By: Michelle http://thepaganmomblog.com/2010/07/02/its-not-about-you-its-about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-708 Michelle Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:23:54 +0000 http://thepaganmomblog.com/?p=977#comment-708 I'm offended. Just kidding. Excellent post. It's important for homeschoolers to be aware of feelings like that in others. I went from having my kid in public school to pulling him out almost overnight, so I never went through the jealousy feelings some parents have, but I have been puzzled by friends responses from time to time. Looking back I think it was intimidation or jealously to some degree. I don't think they wanted to homeschool, just that they thought I thought I was better than them because I homeschool. I am learning to be careful in the way I express myself around them in regards to education. I’m offended. Just kidding. Excellent post. It’s important for homeschoolers to be aware of feelings like that in others. I went from having my kid in public school to pulling him out almost overnight, so I never went through the jealousy feelings some parents have, but I have been puzzled by friends responses from time to time. Looking back I think it was intimidation or jealously to some degree. I don’t think they wanted to homeschool, just that they thought I thought I was better than them because I homeschool. I am learning to be careful in the way I express myself around them in regards to education.

]]> By: Angela http://thepaganmomblog.com/2010/07/02/its-not-about-you-its-about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-705 Angela Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:02:28 +0000 http://thepaganmomblog.com/?p=977#comment-705 That's one thing I miss about living up in MD, the accessibility to DC and all that it has to offer for learning. We plan on making a trip up soon so they can visit the Smithsonian, Zoo, and all of the governmental buildings and monuments. I think it's possible to say that schools around there may be better because of how close they are to living history. Having that kind of resource brings in a new teaching tool that so many other schools miss out on, ya know? LOL as for kids driving me nuts, yea that is happening. We went from only seeing the kids a few hours a day to now seeing them all the time. We have alot more opportunity to butt heads so it certainly has been a challenge getting used to being around each other so much. I have to admit that in the last week it seems like it's been getting a bit easier and it's been under a month since the change. I think the keypoint has been that I make time to get out of the house at night and head to my office so I can get some of my work done in peace and quiet. Having that alone time has helped me not feel as stressed and gives all of us a break from each other. That’s one thing I miss about living up in MD, the accessibility to DC and all that it has to offer for learning. We plan on making a trip up soon so they can visit the Smithsonian, Zoo, and all of the governmental buildings and monuments. I think it’s possible to say that schools around there may be better because of how close they are to living history. Having that kind of resource brings in a new teaching tool that so many other schools miss out on, ya know?

LOL as for kids driving me nuts, yea that is happening. We went from only seeing the kids a few hours a day to now seeing them all the time. We have alot more opportunity to butt heads so it certainly has been a challenge getting used to being around each other so much. I have to admit that in the last week it seems like it’s been getting a bit easier and it’s been under a month since the change. I think the keypoint has been that I make time to get out of the house at night and head to my office so I can get some of my work done in peace and quiet. Having that alone time has helped me not feel as stressed and gives all of us a break from each other.

]]> By: Angela http://thepaganmomblog.com/2010/07/02/its-not-about-you-its-about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Angela Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:16:55 +0000 http://thepaganmomblog.com/?p=977#comment-699 Pardon me, I misread what you wrote. I don't feel personally attacked at all. I feel that you are misinformed (ie "we aren't privileged to stay home" when most homeschooling families aren't even SAH families) and I responded. Rules to blogging? What rules? Who came up with said rules? Where are these alleged rules? You might not blog about yourself but some of us do. I do. Around here it is always about me regardless if it's public or not. I pay for the site, not the public, so I can blog about me if I see fit. Sure you were adding to conversation. People responded, you can't continue a conversation without having response. So here it is, a conversation....why are you defending that? Why are you being defensive at all? Pardon me, I misread what you wrote. I don’t feel personally attacked at all. I feel that you are misinformed (ie “we aren’t privileged to stay home” when most homeschooling families aren’t even SAH families) and I responded.

Rules to blogging? What rules? Who came up with said rules? Where are these alleged rules? You might not blog about yourself but some of us do. I do. Around here it is always about me regardless if it’s public or not. I pay for the site, not the public, so I can blog about me if I see fit.

Sure you were adding to conversation. People responded, you can’t continue a conversation without having response. So here it is, a conversation….why are you defending that? Why are you being defensive at all?

]]> By: Joni Rae http://thepaganmomblog.com/2010/07/02/its-not-about-you-its-about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-698 Joni Rae Sat, 03 Jul 2010 11:10:12 +0000 http://thepaganmomblog.com/?p=977#comment-698 PS- I am adding your button to my collection :) PS- I am adding your button to my collection :)
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