You know sometimes you just have a day where you end up feeling like crying? Well today was one of those days.
The kids had done loads today, dug over the flowerbeds, planted some flower seeds, some sunflowers and some mint ( in pots) and had done some bookwork, Draw write now, colouring etc and been thoroughly pleasant to each other all day ( their behaviour towards each other is a real issue at the mo) The sun shone and they got on with whatever it was they wanted to at the time from the pile of stuff I put on the table while I got on with unpacking.

So why the upset? Some of the guys in work....
Since we've moved house almost everyone I work with has put pressure on me to put the kids into a school near here, there are quite a few I could choose from( as has been endlessly pointed out) but today really took the biscuit... I was told, in no uncertain terms by two colleagues that they would get a better education in school( and you know this how?) that They need interaction with other children (err yeah ancd your point is??)
I was compared to a person who allows their children to truant "Because after all it really takes the biscuit,since they dont even test em or nuffin and yet they prosecute people who dont send their kids to school" What do they do? learn through play?? ( in a scoffing tone)
I was also told "Its not about them and what they want, its about whats easiest for you and after all, they aint sposed to like it... tell the little EFFERS tough ****** and get em back"
I said I would send them back if they wanted to go and if they werent happy to go I wouldnt force them back.I also pointed out home education is far from truancy and no, my children didnt spend all day 'learning through play' but if they did and that was age appropriate then thats what they would do... since they arent little, I dont feel that it is... so mine have work they complete, when they are done they do whatever...I wasnt aware that truants did that?

FGS... since when has my childrens education been any of their business? I dont comment about the fact that their children go to school ( even though, as they admit, no kid likes it, thats not the point of school as they also admit) I havent suggested they home educate their children.
All of a sudden its open season on my kids ... wonderful.
Its been like chinese water torture these past few weeks, when are the kdis going to school then? what school are you putting them in then? well why not then?

Because I dont bloody want to thats why!

and yet the first thing a supportive colleague said this afternoon when he saw me was "They just said you home educate?? Thats a bit cool innit? What lovely well mannered kids you have, they are so polite..."
Im just trying to hold onto that comment and not let the ignorant ones get to me
and why did I get all this interest? because for an hour of 'school' time my kids were in work, in the pool, splashing about and having fun... what a heinous crime, enjoying PE