We Were Homeschooled Because We Were Poor: Alex’s Story

CC image courtesy of Flickr, Mark Strozier. HA note: The author’s name has been changed to ensure anonymity. “Alex” is a pseudonym. My whole life, my parents told me it was great that we didn’t go to the doctor, that everything in school was pointless, and that the alternative lifestyle was the best. I always thought so too and totally

Looking For A Future: Jane’s Story

Tomorrow I take my final exam for my first semester of nursing school.

I am one day away from finishing the first leg of something I almost never started. I am also one day away from maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Instructors, friends, classmates, and my therapist all say they knew I could do it.

What it was Like to be Homeschooled: Dani’s Story

It’s being ten years old and your mother completely leaving you on your own in terms of your schoolwork. It’s having no parental expectations or guidance in terms of your education.

It’s Not My Fault, And It Never Was: Olive’s Story

The one thing I do know now is that autism doesn’t mean I have to hide.

Kiery Actually Does College

I almost believed everything my parents told me about how my uterus meant that higher education wasn’t an option for me

The Nightmare is Over: James’ Story

You know those occasional news stories about mothers who ‘go crazy’ and drown all their kids in the bathtub? My mother was one of those—she just never managed to kill us properly

Bird Set Free: Avia’s Story

Content warning: Victim blaming, child abuse, body shaming, and religious shaming of mental illness Editorial note: The author’s name has been changed to ensure anonymity. “Avia” is a pseudonym.  There are a few incidents in my life that pushed me to leave home. Clipped wings, I was a broken thing… When I was nineteen years old, I fell into a

No Longer Wanted: Natalie’s Story

And somewhere along the line they stopped wanting the best for me and started needing me to be what they decided was best.

About My Homeschool Success Story . . .

Let me tell you a dirty little secret: Some homeschool graduates excel in college because they are intelligent and driven and college is the first time they’ve had access to instructors and education.

Second Amended Complaint Filed in Bill Gothard & IBLP Sex Abuse Lawsuit: 18 Victims in Lawsuit

Our clients are telling the same story that happened over and over again. There was repeated abuse – re-victimizing women and men for being raped.