Generational Observations: Jeri Lofland’s Story, Part One

“Family dynamics are the primary reason I decided against long-term homeschooling. Put simply, my daughter appreciates me much more when she doesn’t have to spend all day with me! Though we spend less time together, we use that time more efficiently.”

But What About Socialization?

“Socialization is not about being able to carry on a sentence. Socialization isn’t about being able to make a friend. Socialization is about interacting with people who are different from you. It’s about learning how to deal with the bully or the ‘mean girl.'”

Burn In Case Of Evil: Cain’s Story, Part One

“My mother said we didn’t have to burn the whole book, maybe just the title page. Not many people have experienced a book burning, I must say. I guess that makes me special? In retrospect, most everything I was taught was ridiculous and mostly untrue.”

Bad, Evil Psychology Helped Me

“Shedding my misunderstanding of the Bible and my deep distrust of extra-biblical resources, including psychology, has been immensely helpful to me in my own journey. It has opened up a whole new world.”

I Was Trained to Torture Myself: Grace’s Story, Part Two

“I have felt a tangible darkness in my life almost as far back as I can remember. And I think the anxiety started more around my teens. When I was younger depression took the form of guilt, and not measuring up.”

homeskooled )q.e.d.): A Poem by Adam O’Connor

“johnny asked a question / his momma couldn’t answer / billy popped a pill / he knew he couldn’t handle…” “homeskooled )q.e.d.)” is a new poem by Adam O’Connor, who was homeschooled in a family involved with CHEF, NFCCA, and IBLP / ATI.

Homeschooled Girls and Trash Cans: Latebloomer’s Story, Part One

“For me personally, the last 10 years have been an intense journey, a re-working of my entire worldview, in an attempt to become a healthier and happier person. I’ve been working hard to weed out the deeply-rooted ideas that were planted by the homeschooling community.”

Was I Spiritually Abused?

“I didn’t want to explain that there had been a spiritual component to me being dragged across the floor by my hair (headship, disobedience), or having my butt and legs covered in welts from an old leather belt, or living in fear of the red stick (spare the rod, hate your child).”

Confessions Of A Homeschooler: Faith’s Story

“I understood that my parents had their reasons for choosing to homeschool. But I have always thought it ironic that they seemed to believe that being homeschooled was the best thing since sliced bread and couldn’t understand why we could possibly dislike any aspect of our experience.”

Training Up Children the Homeschool Movement Way

“Not too long ago, I was asked if I would like to partner with others in a new blog called Homeschool Anonymous. I was thrilled to be asked because I have attempted to use my blog as a Spiritual Sounding Board to the abuses that I’ve noticed in the homeschooling movement.”