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Oh my goodness a ROUGH chapter to be a boy mom

And this is why you don’t share baby names with people. They may hate the name but are they really going to hate a newborn baby when they see it and have that name associated with them?

“You know I despite the notion of Texas with every atom in my being. A hot, barren wasteland of tumbleweed and people carrying guns and wearing cowboy boots.”

Well, I NEVER. The nerve of Evans to talk about God’s country that way…

Why do politics need to be in this book? Authors, please keep your personal politics out of fiction books.

Oh my goodness they’re playing mahjong🤣 how fitting for the moment haha, I love it

Giggling because this scene reminds me of Hermione going into Gringotts disguised as Bellatrix🤭

Chapters 6&7 should be required reading for all parents of kids who play sports. As a parent, your behavior at your kid’s sporting events is incredibly impactful, positive or negative. You have to model the type of behavior you want out of your child. Also, the car ride home can, in many cases, be more important than the game/match. Use that as a chance to support your child, not overwhelm them.

“Don’t prop yourself up as the sage on the stage. Instead quietly guide from the side.”

“When pressure overtakes curiosity, fear sets in and the athlete eventually implodes. Either a: the subliminal pressure gets too great and he opts out altogether or b: the fear of disappointing the only true opinion that seems to matter, their parents’, becomes too much to bear and quitting feels safer than navigating the unknown”

“Have enough faith in them to let them fail”

“The voice that will resonate most deeply with them will be yours, for better or for worse”

Why does this have so many similarities to The Last Time We Saw Her by Jaclyn Goldis?? Getting déjà vu here!

This bullying tangent😑 Author says something about kids being “psychologically safer” at home. Please. If your kid is so sensitive you have to shield them from potentially experiencing some teasing from other kids, you’re making the case for them NOT to be homeschooled.

“Homeschooling is not about ticking boxes.” This from a person who created a movement called 1000 Hours Outside that has associated worksheets literally for the express purpose of checking boxes for every hour outside instead of simply enjoying the outdoors…

She keeps referencing a “slip of paper” or “rolled up parchment” as if a diploma is all traditional school amounts to. I’ve never once heard a teacher tell us we’re working toward that and never felt that way in the slightest. What an odd idea.

This book certainly references an awful lot of other books…yawn. Not my style. Also did public school hurt you, Ginny? When she says her homeschool kids are flourishing, how is that defined? And is that because of or in spite of their schooling? Food for thought.

Okay so she’s now claiming kids don’t need to learn to read at age 5 (and even possibly shouldn’t) because their visual proprioceptors haven’t fully developed. This has been debunked by my eye doctor husband, thanks. What does she have against kids learning to read at a young age??

Individualized learning…ah, what an amazing concept in THEORY. It’s a shame that child’s first job (or just the “real world” in general) won’t be personalized to them. Not expecting your child to abide by any societal norms is not setting them up for success.

Apologies for the barrage of updates but this rich. Author bashes students being on devices in between classes at school (which I agree is super sad) BUT then proceeds to talk about how her kids “stumbled across” Dude Perfect on YouTube and are learning literacy from them. Y’all. These roasts are just writing themselves🤣

I’m sorry but has this author spent half a chapter talking about how homeschooling can allow children the opportunity to learn more about rocks by joining a rock club?? Not a very compelling argument…

In reference to kindergarten: “We are sending them to a place that completely undermines their own instincts to learn.” I’m sure I’ll add more to this in my review if the author continues down this path of school-bashing, but I couldn’t disagree more.

I truly can’t believe there’s another half to this book. Boring. Repetitive. Predictable. Oh and Rob’s a creep.

Is there ever going to be a plot or…?

This is already painful…

This is somewhat reminding me of The Wishing Game!

Is the house of Eve for real?! These people are the absolute worst!

That was hard to read…

Ugh…beyond tempted to DNF this book right now.

“Bravery is being unafraid of something other people are afraid of. Courage is being afraid but strong enough to do it anyway.”

Indifference to THE Beatles?! Excuse me, Joan✋🏼 We’re not off to a great start here.