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I was homeschooled from 6th grade up. It was absolutely the best choice for me (undiagnosed autistic and adhd with a focus on and love of learning) but was a TERRIBLE choice for my two siblings. (My mom did it partially for religious reasons and partially because we were in one of the worst districts in the area.)

Mom likes to say now she was “unschooling” but IMO, that requires you actually put a lot more effort into teaching your kids than if you were following a curriculum.

And I���ll tell you what, I did not “unschooling” myself. The last few years, I looked at what the district required of us, looked through the curriculum catalog, told my mom what books to buy me, made a schedule for the whole year for each subject, then threw myself at it like crazy to get as much done as possible to finish the school year early. I’d fall of the wagon in December with SADs, then hop back on in March and wrap up by April/May.

My siblings? I know they did Math and Bible most days. They got more involved in a co-op after I went to college.

But I will tell you, even with state mandated testing, they were testing at above grade level for every subject. Not because they were so well educated, but because the required testing is so woefully out of date and non comprehensive. They both wish they’d continued to attend public school. The middle one finally went on to get her associates as she got close to 30 and the you get one was thinking about trying to get their GED but they’re now in their 30s and I don’t know how that happened.

Even in one of the states with the strictest homeschooling laws, those laws do next to jack all.

And I’m personally pro-homeschooling in theory. I’m home-schooling my kid over summer break to beef up some subjects and give us a routine and I adore it. It’s on the table as an option if we ever feel the need for it. But that doesn’t change the fact that my siblings were harmed by homeschooling.

I’m certainly not saying that any public or private school is perfect. Especially this day and age. To me, it seems like the entire US education system is completely effed on so many fronts. Thankfully I’m not there anymore. I can’t imagine sending my kid to a school in the US. I wouldn’t. Between safety and teacher burnout and administrations putting so many restrictions on teachers meeting test scores that they can’t teach effectively… And then there are so many parents pulling their kids out to “give them a real education” and then not actually educating them…

homeschooling in the US needs to be regulated but this is one of those conversations that immediately gets crushed by extremist conservatives and even well-meaning liberals will pipe up to be like "well some homeschooling is good!" when that's absolutely not relevant. regulation will not change anything for the homeschooling families who are serious about their children's education. the people who need to be regulated are the fringe extremists

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I’ve never actually watched a TV show while it’s currently airing (always been a binge later girlie) so this is my first time experiencing ship wars in real time and this shit is GOOD. Almost better than small town neighbor drama, because it’s all layed out in sub-reddits and hashtags and I can jump from one side to another to see how different sides are spinning what… AND I actually love the show so it’s just enjoyment all around!

(Of course I picked a side in the war, but I gotta cross over and see what the others are saying every time something new drops…)

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You know what annoys me about being conversationally fluent in a language but still learning? The language learning apps will tell you that you get stuff wrong when you’re just using a different dialect of the language.

Oh, I’m sorry, which version of bra or refrigerator do you think is correct? Because I use the other one and people would look at me like I’m absolutely crazy if I used the one you just used, impersonal teaching app!

80% of the time, I’m going to use ocupo instead of necesito because they have different contextual meanings in the country I live in!

But I’m such an over achiever that it physically hurts me when the app marks me as wrong or I don’t get the points for not getting the question “correct” their way.

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Where I live is hitting our highest holiday season, and chronically, the last four days of the week kind of lose consistent cell coverage for the last four days because the area gets 10x the normal population and overloads the cell network.

Mostly, this is just annoying and not a big deal. We go to the beach. We eat a lot of food. We’re offline anyway.

Until I’m awake at 1am with insomnia and my cellphone is my only access to internet and I can even load AO3 WEBPAGES let alone DOWNLOAD anything!

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My fanfic OOC pet peeve that bores me to tears: Dean Winchester without his chronic sense of worthlessness.

If he don’t have that, who even is he?

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A friend told me I needed to do something about the jungle trying to move into my house and I was like whaaaat?

And then she reminded me just this week I had a baby tarantula in my house and a six foot boa that could have eaten my dachshund as a snack in my backyard and… she kinda has a point.

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I should probably talk to someone about how since my divorce I have almost immediately ghosted every man who has shown a speck of being interested in me as more than a friend…

And now we’re just gonna toss that thought right back in the bucket labeled: lesbian, trauma, or aromantic? and fuck right back off to reading fan fiction.

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I’ve been more or less gluten free for 13 years and SOLIDLY not fucking myself over by eating things I shouldn’t for 4 years, and mostly I don’t miss any particular food things. I’ve got decent options for bread, pasta, pizza, brownies, cake—the important food groups.

But the thing I do not have a decent replacement of is a goddamn donut.

One of these days, I’m setting a whole weekend aside to be sick as a dog and getting an assortment dozen of Krispy Kremes (because I have no self-moderation—self-control, yes. Moderation, no. The switch is on or off there is no between) and eating every single last one in probably a period of less than four hours.

Thank god we have gluten free Oreos now. That was the thing that kept tempting me those last couple years before I went cold turkey.

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So my ex told me he couldn’t take kiddo this coming weekend because he had to get a couple teeth taken out (that will make three total)

And my instinctive response was…

“Thank god I left this man before he started looking like a hippie redneck crackhead.”

And I didn’t even realize that was notable before my bestie pointed it out. (Ya’ll… this man used up two lifetimes of my empathy before I left. The barrel is empty.)

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Sadly, the answer to "If I look gay enough, will men stop hitting on me?" is no.

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A golden orb weaver (different kind, littler booty) pooped on my infant's head once, and that's how I learned what spider poop looks like and realized I'd seen it my entire life.

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santa saw you reading all that gay porn

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Go to reblogs to see if anyone dropped links...

Sigh...

Go to AO3 to search tags and hope I don't have to scroll through pages of things I've already read...

"Worried", a mini comic

Auror Harry? Healer Draco? *Signs everyone up*

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Also @homosexualkrill is a thing that exists and I never expected to find a gay fandom based on two tiny crustaceans played by Damon and Pitt... but here we are.

Matt Damon and Brad Pitt's best roles are Will and Bill the Krill in Happy Feet 2.

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Matt Damon and Brad Pitt's best roles are Will and Bill the Krill in Happy Feet 2.

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Forget the youths falling in love, I want the viejitos story!!!! Probably best told through a Watson-like sidekick so the narrator can idolize and marvel at the adorable couple without it feeling overbearing and self serving, but without a doubt the main character is that coquette with a bad hip.

...so this morning i'm at the public pool, done with my laps, putting on makeup for work and there's a woman and a man -- both easily in their 70s -- who obviously don't know each other coming down the stairs, and she has a little trouble with her balance so he goes, "Can I help?" and holds out his hand and she takes it, navigates the steps while holding on to him and talking about the importance of exercise and he deadass breaks out the "Come here often?" to which she says, "Yes, but some mornings it would be nicer to stay in bed" while batting her lashes at him, and it was such God Tier Flirting that it reaffirmed my entire faith in humanity.

YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD FOR A MEET CUTE.