Apr. 11, 2006
Successful Homeschooling?
Could the following conversation be defined as successful homeschooling?
During the course of cleaning the basement and school room area a few weeks back, the following conversation took place:
Son #1: "Mom, you know you and Dad have always said that one of the reasons we chose to move here to the farm was so if Alex and me wanted, we could live here by y'all."
Me: "That's right, Honey. You and Alex will always have a place to build and raise your family in the event it's something that y'all want to do. Y'all know that I want to you live where the Lord leads you to be - His will for your lives and if it's here - that would just tickle me to death to have our grandchildren so close. But if y'all decide to live somewhere else, that's fine, too - "
Son #1: "Well, Mom, I've always told you I want to live here on the farm. But I've decided that I just want to live here. In this house. The house we live in now."
Me: "What exactly do you mean? Forever?"
Son #1: "Well, after I finish college and all, I want this house."
We are all sweeping, mopping, moving stuff around. Son #2 is listening "intently"....
Me: "So what happens to me and Dad? Where do we live?"
Son #1: "Well, first of all, you need to understand, I LOVE this house. THIS is home. Why would I want to live anywhere else? But you and Dad can live here, too. Somewhere. If for some reason Dad isn't still with us, well, you can live in the garage."
Me (trying to breathe): "You mean like a large one room apartment out in the garage?"
Son #1: "Yeah, I guess we could fix it up for you."
Son #2: "Well, Mom, I've decided that I'm going to buy the pasture across the road. I hope you don't mind that I want to live in a separate house - is that okay with you? I don't want to hurt your feelings."
Me: "No, Honey, that won't hurt my feelings a bit."
Son #2: "And, well, I've decided that I'm going to build the same exact house as this one - I love this house, too, and, well, I already know where everything is - so if I build the same house then I'll already know my way around it when I move in."
Me: "Sounds like a good plan to me."
Son #2: "But, Mom, I hope this won't hurt your feelings - I'm not going to paint my house the same colors that you painted this one in. I like the colors you have - but I think I'll have mostly blue paint in my house. You know I like the color blue and all since it's my favorite color. I'm probably gonna have blue shag carpet, too."
Me: "Well, Honey, that's the luxury you have when you build your own house, you can pick all the colors you want. Doesn't hurt my feelings a bit - and I hope it all works out the way you see it.....but both of y'all shouldn't be surprised if you change your mind more than once.......or twice........."
One momma can only hope.................
;-)
hkj
Apr. 17, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Absolutely HILARIOUS! Gotta love the conversations you have with kids!
Lois
Apr. 18, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Martha
You know, a friend was recounting last week a conversation similar she had with her son when he was younger. He said he wanted to live in the same house as them forever and when he got married he would bring his wife along! What was funny to her was that he son is getting married in June and living in a room in the same house as them for the first while!
