I know that everyone's story is different but let's keep it real, homeschooling is WORK and if you're in it or thinking about starting to homeschool you want to hear the truth about what it's all about.  I have an ensemble of four beautiful, brilliant women who all homeschool.  These ladies are in the trenches eerrr day homeschooling in large families with seven kids to smaller families with two school-age children, with a diversity of grades/ages.   They share their stories about what life is really like homeschooling.  In Part 2 of this episode, we talk about outside criticism, skepticism, and opinions (that we didn't ask for! LoL).  These ladies get candid about their personal experiences with dealing with familial and friend criticism for their decision to homeschool THEIR children. We also discuss the "uglies" of things we would absolutely rather not do when we homeschool but sometimes have to "take one for the team" and do it because it needs to be done, for me that's art projects. I'm not crafty and I'd rather not but I swear I'm always at the table helping my daughter glue, paint, glitter, or cut something!  Finally, we share insight into what it feels like to be a homeschool mama and how we have learned or are learning to find a means of taking care of ourselves as we serve our family.