Reflections of a Single Mum

There were several reasons why I chose to homeschool my youngest son and looking back, I don't regret any of it.  My little one had been in a State school for almost two years and I was dealing with a lot of issues, including worrying that his father was going to turn up at the school and take him without my knowledge.  Given that his father was very likely to do that just to hurt me was a very real threat. At that time, I was also receiving Government benefits and a new legislation was going to be introduced that would force me to find, at that time, 15 hours of work, therefore putting me in a very bad position because I didn't have anyone to call on if my little boy was ill and therefore, no one to assist me with looking after him if I was at work.  My dear Mum lived too far away and not only that, I didn't feel that it was fair to ask her to come all that way when I believed in my heart that my children were  MY responsibility.  I remember feeling i...