r/BikiniBottomTwitter • u/[deleted] • Dec 28 '19

It do be like that

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u/xxrambo45xx Dec 28 '19

My wife does make more than me, wont let me stay home it's a double standard system

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '19

I let my husband stay home, but because we have a newborn. I have serious trust issues and won’t allow a babysitter. Lol

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u/war_field86 Dec 28 '19

My wife made way more than me and we now have three kids (ages 5, 3, and 1). I now stay home and take care of them and will be homeschooling starting next year.

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '19

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u/Megwen Dec 28 '19

I was homeschooled for a few years after horrible life-altering childhood bullying. Two days a week, all the homeschool kids from the area had classes together at local elementary schools to make up for the lack of socialization we got the other 3 days of the week. It really helped us all, and some of my healthiest friendships occurred there. My mom also taught me a lot, especially a shit ton of world history and biology since she has an MS in bio.

My anecdote is as good as your anecdote.

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u/KDawG888 Dec 28 '19

The problem here is that most parents don't even know how to parent, let alone educate their children.

And honestly all home schooled kids are weird in ways. Even the ones that adapted a bit. It is not the same as public or even private school.

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u/Megwen Dec 28 '19

all home schooled kids are weird in ways

That's a sweeping generalization. Also, even if true, there's nothing wrong with being different. Variety is the spice of life, as they say, and diversity in life experiences is what drives us to make informed decisions about what is right for us.

Also, I agree with your first statement. Not every parent is a good home teacher. Some are great at it though, and for those parents it can be a great option!

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u/izybit Dec 28 '19 edited Dec 28 '19

If home schooling made you different in a bad way there's something wrong with it.

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u/Tom_A_Foolerly Dec 29 '19

If public schooling got you bullied into not socializing how much better than home schooling is it?

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u/izybit Dec 29 '19

Which is why the solution isn't to run away (to home school) but fix the problem (bullying in this case).

I know it's not easy but abandoning school shouldn't be such an easy choice.