www.TheOldSchoolhouse.com
getting;it.;This;is;all;pointless,”;she’ll;say
hopelessly.
After;she’s;shared;the;emotion,;I;re-
assure her and strengthen her resolve,
“Then skip it.” Or, “They’re doing just
fine.”;Or,;“The;point;is;that;our;kids;get
to;be;home,;and;you;get;to;spend;your
days;with;them.”
That’s your job, Dad, and your wife
needs;you;to;boldly;proclaim;the;truth
and;stiffen;her;backbone.;You;must;re-
mind;her;of;these;important;truths:
1.;Home;is;the;best;place;for;your
children.
2.;Your;wife;is;the;best;teacher;for;your
children.;There;is;no;one;better.;God
knew;what;your;kids;needed;and
then;gave;those;children;to;her.
3. Every;child;is;a;masterpiece—EVERY
single;one.;The;one;who;gets;‘it’;quick
and;easy;was;made;that;way;;the;one
who;struggles;to;get;‘it’;was;made;that
way.;They’re;both;A+;students,;doing
things;in;the;way;God;created;them;to
be;and;do.
4.;Relationship;is;more;important;than
anything;else,;including;academics.
My;wife;has;reminded;me;(and;I’ve
reminded;her;with;her;own;words)
that;one;of;the;greatest;things;about
homeschooling;is;that;it;forces;her
to;spend;her;day;with;our;children.
It;forces;her;to;sit,;read,;and;work
through;subjects;and;God’s;truth
with;them,;activities;that;she;might
not;do;if;she;didn’t;homeschool.
Your;wife;needs;you;to;remind;her;of
all;these;things;during;the;bleak;days.
She’s;counting;on;you,;Dad.;Write;them
in;a;note;;text;them;to;her;;make;a;poster
to;hang;in;her;schoolroom,;or;speak;the
words;into;her;tired;ears;when;all homeschool breaks loose.
You;‘da;dad.
Todd Wilson, author of
Lies;Homeschool-ing;Moms;Believe,;Help!;I’m;Married;to
a;Homeschooling;Mom, and The;Official
Book;of;Homeschooling;Cartoons, is a
dad, writer, conference speaker, and former
pastor. Todd’s humor and gut-honest real-ness have made him a favorite speaker at
homeschool conventions across the country and a guest on Focus on the Family.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his
passion and mission are to remind dads
and moms of what’s most important
through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool
their eight children in northern Indiana
and travel around America in the Familyman Mobile. You can visit Familyman
Ministries at www.familymanweb.com
The;one;who;gets;‘it’;quick;and;easy;was;made;that;way;;the;one;who
struggles;to;get;‘it’;was;made;that;way.;They’re;both;A+;students,;doing
things;in;the;way;God;created;them;to;be;and;do.
