~Why I Do What I Do~

There is one question I hate to hear. This one question is all it takes to pretty much shut down any conversation with me. I just can't answer it anymore.

This used to be my favorite question. At one time in my life, not so long ago, I could talk about this subject all day long. I thought I had all the right answers, and I loved to share them with anyone who was willing to listen. I didn't pull any punches and I used it all to prove my point: God's Word, statistics, public school horror stories, whatever it took to get my point across.

I was a cheerleader: "Look what I do! You should do it too!" (Now picture the self-righteous pharisee praying loudly in front of everyone.)

But I won't even answer the question anymore. The most you'll get from me is a smiling shoulder shrug.

Maybe I've finally realized that most of the people who ask you this question have already made their minds up about you, for good or bad.

Maybe I've finally realized that just because this is right for me, it doesn't mean that it's right for everyone. In fact, there are some people who definitely should not be doing this.

And maybe, just maybe, I've finally realized that I don't need anyone's approval (human, that is).

So why am I blogging about it?

The same reason I homeschool.

Because I want to.