Homeschool?

 I'm not sure I can do this....

We've got some big decisions to make.  Since we got Maisie, Robert has really wanted me to home school her.  I've put him off long enough. Maybe one of these days I will listen to him the first time he suggests something.

If you know how hard the ages of 7-17 can be for girls, you'll understand this post.  Girls are evil, mean, cruel, sensitive, fun, dramatic, and a whole list of other things I can't even explain.  They begin this downward spiral into drama around 1st or 2nd grade I think.  Sometimes, I think it starts even earlier if the parents aren't diligently trying to raise good, loving children.  Anyway, my child is experiencing this time of stress and drama right now. 

I know what you are thinking, "every girl goes through this time. Just tell her to get over it and ignore it." I agree.  I think this should be a time where she learns to ignore and rise above the drama.  The problem with that is that she is even more immature socially than the already immature girls in this age group. 

Maisie comes form a stressful background which includes moving from home to home to facility.  In some of her moves, she would be in one place for a night or two only to move to another home for a week.  Then she would jump from facility to facility for six months or so.  She's never really been in a school setting for longer than a few months.  The school settings at facilities are very small.  There aren't more than 10 kids in a class.  She's not used to being one of 25.  She is definitely not used to being in a class with 17 girls who are all sharpening their claws ready to pounce!

So, that leads us to the decision of homeschooling her for a few years.  We're still praying for God's confirmation in this, so we ask that you pray with us and for us.