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Oct. 6, 2006
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what I was before I "grew up"
Oct. 6, 2006
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Applause...applause!
Oct. 6, 2006
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| Posted by nsremom |
| what a great post. I hope you get a ton of readers for this one. I also was a tad shocked at the mechanic thing as well. That's wayyyy cool in my eyes. But, ya know what.....your kids are going to be in the small 'pool' of kids that I would want my OWN kids to find a spouse from. I think that is WAYYYY cooler. |
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Oct. 6, 2006
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| Posted by JenIG |
| that is incredible! i had no idea! |
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Oct. 6, 2006
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Oops....
| Posted by Anonymous |
| Hey Tia... I'm down for the count. My DSL is temporarily not working. Not sure about next week on tips... I can't email, so you'll have to contact me through this blog:
http://dasschus.blogspot.com/2006/09/share-your-favorite-lesson-plan.html She knows how to reach me by cell phone! Just think of that! You'll finally get to speak to the real cyber wierdo! |
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Oct. 6, 2006
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I threw away...
| Posted by berrymorin |
| a long commute, sitting in traffic, avoiding near miss accidents. I no longer deal with office gossip and office politics. I love being home, working at home with only my son and/or husband has fellow buddies. It's great to be home. |
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Oct. 6, 2006
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| Posted by chickadee |
| wow you did have a neat job!
i barely got my "career" off the ground so to speak. i had been teaching for 3 years at a catholic jr. high school and getting my master's degree in writing. i was pregnant with my daughter as i was finishing up my last semester and writing my thesis. i knew that i would not go back to work after that. blogging has helped fill my need to write. other than that my job as a mother and wife are more fufilling than i ever imagined. |
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Oct. 7, 2006
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| Posted by kleo30 |
| I was a young mom (21 when my first was born). Let's see...I was a legal secretary for a couple of years before becoming the personal secretary for the pastor at my church. I gave up all that glamore *g* when I got pregnant with my first child.
I have done a few things since then. When J was in K, even though Doug wanted me to hs, I was NOT going to do that crazy thing! So I put him in our church school, worked for the school, put the others in the church daycare. What a horrible year! I am sure because I was out of God's will and my husband's authority. I'm also a professional cake decorator and have done that out of the home for a while. Made Christmas and wedding cookies out of the home. Sold Pampered Chef for a couple of years. Now I'm a Mary Kay consultant, but not having parties, etc. I'm just doing reorders for my family. But my primary focus is my husband and children. Most days I love what I do. Although lately, with Doug's job as it is, I am very lonely and would really like to not be in this house with three teenage boys all the time LOL. The testosterone, some days, is more than I can manage! But they are all fine young men. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts and was glad to read them this morning. ~Kelly |
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Oct. 7, 2006
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| Posted by KarenW |
| I threw away a career teaching in the public school system. That was a job that needed to be thrown away! I enjoyed reading about your previous life. |
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Oct. 8, 2006
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In my former life...
| Posted by DreweLlyn |
| ...I was a school teacher. I taught kindergarten two years, fourth grade one year, and was beginning fifth grade when my husband took a pastorate out of state and we moved. I was in my second year of kindergarten when I was carrying our first child. I had big plans to be back at work withing 4 to 5 weeks. This baby wasn't going to interfer with my career goals; after all, education was in my blood. I was going to make something of myself. Ha! The minute I saw Kyle's face and felt his fingers wrapped around my finger I was a goner. I never wanted to go back to work again. All I wanted to do was be with that precious gift. Unfortunately my husband was in seminary and I had to go back to work for a while, but my prayer the whole time was, "Lord, please bring us to a place where I can stay home with Kyle and any other children we have." The Lord answered that request. I have had a few part-time odds and end jobs through the years, but I've been blessed to be home with our three children. Once I got it in my head that I desperately wanted a nice roll-top desk. My husband said, "You can go back to work and then afford one." (He really didn't want me to; he just knew how to get to me.) I weighed the choice and found that the desk paled in comparison to time with my family. BTW, several years later DH bought me a small roll-top desk for our anniversary! |
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Oct. 9, 2006
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I have alot to say about this one but no room here
| Posted by ktneis |
| I was a up and coming banker who thought she was everything to everyone. I started out forclosing on homes and repoing cars. I renovated the houses and resold them for the bank I worked at. I was going to become a loan officer with status until I got Mono after the birth of my first child. Then my world changed and peoples true corporate colors came out. Thankfully after falling hard I met my current hubby and having more wonderful children, he wanted me to stay home with them. That was not challenging enough for me, so after 4 babies and Fibromyalgia, I was challenged and humbled big time. What a blessing God gave me!! Iam the most happiest EVER in my life and truly content with my life EVER. I would never want to go back to working outside the home and give up homeschooling my children. They are a awesome gift from God, it just took me a while to see it. Us homeschool moms have the best job and the most productive one in the country. |
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Oct. 9, 2006
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| Posted by eyecorn |
| It is fascinating to read what we all did before homeschooling. I worked for a biotech company as an IT director, then went into software consulting and...this is almost embarassing now, as my values have changed 500000%...but I worked in the northeast corridor - Boston, Providence- during the week and flew home on weekends. I would NEVER, EVER do that now. I'm shocked at how much I have changed personally since homeschooling. You are so right, what do we want to be accountable for? What do we want to be remembered for? (Surely, my frequent flier account isn't going to impress God in the end!)
Thank you for a very thought-provoking entry. |
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Oct. 9, 2006
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New blog address
| Posted by Narniagirl |
| Hello!!! I just wanted to let you know: I have a new blog address, it is http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Narniagirl. Also, you will have to add me to your friends list again; this time as Narniagirl.
Thanks, ~Kylie~ |
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Oct. 9, 2006
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| Posted by dtandfambly |
| Thanks for this post! It is very encouraging to know that we are all sacrificing personal desires to do this job full of world changing possibilities!! I was not on any fast track in the world and in many ways God has used my children to bring a sense of direction into my life. I did work part time last year at Target, however. And it was there that I learned what I have been missing. Pats on the back for jobs well done and pay (however meager it may have been) in return for hard work! But even if I had a highly rewarding job, nothing I have ever done has been more rewarding than seeing my children make the right choice after we have struggled together through tough times or seeing how my children have learned to love their family time. Then there is the personal satisfaction I have found in knowing that I can do a good job even when no one is looking. Most of all, the time I spend truly getting to know my children is priceless! |
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Oct. 10, 2006
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| Posted by Grizzly Mama |
| What an interesting question and I have enjoyed your answer and all of the comments.
I was a Computer Tech, working lots of hours and making pretty good money. I had a new car and didn't do without anything at all and also vacations! New shoes, new clothes, new jewelry, new stuff for the house. Staying at home with my girls is, by far, more important than all of that. We have crappy cars and sometimes scrape through to payday. Running a home is a big job and teaching and caring for the girlies has taken every ounce of imagination and love and hard work. I love it, though. They grow up so fast and I feel very blessed to have the time that I have with them. |
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Oct. 11, 2006
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| Posted by KerryLeighinNC |
| I worked smack dab in the middle of the post powerful city in the world - Washington, DC. I could see the Capitol building, the National Archives and the Smithsonian buildings from my office building. My lunch time was occassionally spent taking a quick tour of the National Gallery. These were all more interesting than my actual job - but it was fun and interesting.
I was a contractor for the Federal Aviation Administration. We were working on a project to update one of the systems in the Air Traffic Control Towers (voice contact between pilot and controllers). My work involved supporting those who provided briefings to the FAA on the project's progress. It was fun zipping across the Mall to deliver briefing materials or helping to prepare our FAA "boss" when he had to brief the head of DOT and other Washington "top dogs". Lunches out, meetings at Starbucks (when it was brand new to DC back in the early to mid 90s), etc. But I have not missed the other stuff - commuting, office shenanigans, politics, traffic, etc. And I'd never trade being with my kids for any of it- the good or the bad! |
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Oct. 15, 2006
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thrown away?
| Posted by Anonymous |
| I was an interior decorator... now instead of doing it... I write about it, when not homeschooling my kids, of course. I feel like I gained a whole lot more than I lost. |
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