And the questions begin……

As a homeschooler, I get to enjoy having people in public ask me questions like, “So, I guess he hasn’t started school yet?” or “So, is school out today?”  When I respond that we homeschool, I usually get the “Oh, okay”, with a nod and then a really awkward silence, along with a sympathetic look toward my child that seems to say, “I’m so sorry your mom is keeping you at home and not letting you socialize with all the other kids.”  I guess I am exaggerating a little bit.  This doesn’t happen every single time, but it does happen often.  Well, today was just great.  We were at the park around 11:00 and there was a mom there with her two daughters, both under the age of 5.  We started talking and she said, “So, has school not started back for your son?”  I told her that we homeschool and then Gage looked at her and said, “Yeah, this is school for me.”  Oh my gosh!  Talk about having to swallow your pride!  I wanted to rattle off to her all that Gage has already learned in just a week of officially “doing school”.  But, I simply told her that we do school in the afternoons and left it at that.  Ughhhh!  We got into the car soon after that and I tried to explain to Gage that his answer was not the best one to give in such a circumstance.  Oh, well.  Another chance for me to practice not worrying about what others think.  Not always easy!