I didnt know.

I don’t think I have blogged all year! 🤦🏾‍♀️

This year started off so slowly but suddenly sped up. 😬

I decided, against my better judgment, to put the children in school this year instead of homeschooling. I still have mixed feeling about it. At the very start of the year there were threats of school shootings, knives being found on students, and daily police checks and lock downs. As this school year has progressed my children have shown me that them going to school is nothing more than some type of popularity contest and days filled with drama and bullying. I hate it. But, I allowed them to go because they wanted to try it out. 🥴

I will say that having all of the children out of the house for the day has been a nice reset for me. I have been working from home part time for a friend doing data entry, billing, and payroll. I have also decided to start my consulting firm back up in January. 😊

I am Hella excited about running my business again and with 10 years of experience now under my belt, I have a better idea of the dos and donts. I also decided to niche in and will no longer be working with start ups. 🥹

With that being said, I am now at a loss on whether or not I will keep them in school. The business, especially at launch, will need a lot of focus from me and them being in school is helpful. But, I still do not care for what and how they are learning. Also, teachers in general do not care the way they used to although I understand that children are not as mindful and respectful as they used to be.

I hate the circle of friends they have. I hate the demeanor they have now. And I definitely hate the habits they’ve picked up. I oftentimes wonder if that is on me because, logically speaking, if I did a better job parenting they would be more prone to be who they are instead of showing up to impress. I don’t know. Perhaps I’m overtaking and taking on too much self accountability.  🤷🏾‍♀️

I am aiming to dial them back but I know that’s not an easy feat so I am definitely not looking forward to that.

Anyway. This is my check in. What are you up to?

M.