Well, this is my fist blog entry. I don't know much about this site.But I was searching something online about single moms and one of the results was this website and something written by a user with the name maggieraye and single parents and homeschooling. I read it and decided I had to join this website.

     I am a single mom, and I homeschool. One of the biggest challenges I find with homeschooling as a single parent is keeping my confidence in myself up in spite of all the people around me who say single parents can't or shouldn't homeschool. I even find it a little offensive. For several reasons. One reason is when the comments come from close friends or family because of their obvious lack of faith in me. Another is because these people actually think I care what their opinion is? The last reason being, it's none of their business. But I try to understand that people are human and imperfect. I also don't want to turn people off from homeschooling or homeschoolers, as I am viewed as an example of other homeschoolers that other people will base their judgments off of.

     For awhile I was very withdrawn and pushed people away by refusing to talk to them about homeschooling unless they were intending to start homeschooling. Then people started giving me looks like they thought I wasn't confident in myself, which bothered me even more. I just don't feel like arguing with people. So what I have done now is made a little brochure, and I carry some with me everywhere I go. In my purse, in my car, in little bags I use, so that when people have questions I can just hand them the brochure to read in their leisure to answer their questions without having to subject myself to people who just  want to debate, argue and try shove their views on me. Now I smile and say in a jolly tone, "Oh! Here! Read this. It will answer all of your questions!" Well, I guess this is the end of my first blog. I hope it isn't too long.