09/14/2026
I spent the last 5 years dreaming about homeschooling Noah. I didn’t have the perfect curriculum and I certainly don’t have leisurely time. But I’ve learned that we make time for the things and people who are most important to us. And time is precious, so we guard our times intensely.
This year, I took a huge leap of faith, quit my job as a chef to take on entrepreneurship full time and boy has it been quite the journey. So much good as come out of it, but it has been rough to say the least. The instability, financial pressure, emotional roller coaster, having to learn 1000 new skills, getting comfortable with the things that make you the most uncomfortable, the late nights and early mornings…
On top of that I was still determined to homeschool Noah. I wasn’t exactly sure what I’d do with the rest of the day but I knew we’d figure it out as we have for the last 5 years.
I think we all underestimate the power of 1:1 time with our kids and the fact that when a child is raised in the arms of the ones who love them most, it’s just different. My children have always been my everything. Maybe my longtime single mom identity has grounded me in taking care of my kids like a mama bear, but that’s embedded so deeply in who I am.
I’m not a trained teacher, sure. But I’ve watched Noah over the last 5 years. I see his strengths and weaknesses. I’ve challenged him and encouraged him in areas that I think need a push. I SEE him.
This is so powerful because who sees your child more deeply than a mother? Who wishes the very best for your child more deeply than a mother? No offense to amazing fathers and other parent figures out there but generally speaking there is a special bond that a mother has with her child that goes beyond anyone else.
On one hand I can see an outsider thinking, wow, she’s so dramatic it’s just school and that’s life. To go from 1 hour a week away to 35 hours a week away is a huge change. Going from the influence of your loving home in the hands of an institution influenced by teachers and peers is a huge change.
This is a rough one and I’m not ok. This is a part of motherhood I wasn’t prepa
