• Family - Parenthood

    How to Survive a Toddler

    They are confused, aggressive, let out ear piercing howls and sometimes bite. While it seems I am describing a captive wild animal, I am actually describing a human toddler. Remember those “I survived ___” t-shirts? I want one that says “I survived a toddler”. I may be exaggerating just a little bit, but those days were rough for us. My child was a screamer, there was no discreet way of disguising his meltdowns despite my best efforts. On the positive side,  I always knew where he was because of the shrieking. The other aspect that comforted me somewhat is knowing…

  • Family - Homeschooling - Parenthood

    The Freedom of Homeschooling

    Each home school experience is different, that’s the beauty of it! We can adapt it to our family. We decided that homeschooling would be the best option for us because we can make school fit into what is important in our family. A are a few points that we took into consideration when deciding whether to home school or not. Before anything else, we saw that we could homeschool. It is a possibility for our family because of the very simple life that we lead. There are a lot of people who I have met who say that they would…