7.17.24 - This was not in my plan
Good morning ,
Have you ever found yourself in a situation that was never in your plans? I'm going to share with you how I went from "I'll never do that" to "okay this may be the best thing that could have happened for my daughter"
On March 14 I shared I very honest email with you about my struggles as a parent and my daughter's behavior issues. I received a ton of support back and it opened up a conversation for something that I never planned for.
My dear sister in Christ, all the way from the state of Washington, Isylma, reached out to me to on Instagram to encourage me. There were several other sisters in Christ who reached out as well. I was amazed at how many people who experiencing a similar situation, and were now on the other side. They began to share with me the benefits of homeschooling and how it's made a positive difference in their children's lives. Other than a good friend of mine homeschooling her son, I knew no one who homeschooled, and didn't have the most open mindset around it. I had no idea what would happen over the next few weeks.
My daughter was having some major behavioral issues at school. She was angry, but I couldn't figure out why. She was always on edge and things were spiraling downhill. I too was on edge. I worried every day I would get another call from the school about her.
On March 27, I picked her up from an after school program and I knew as soon as I pulled up something happened. The teacher and principal came over right away, in front of about 15 students, and started going in about how my daughter kept the whole class from doing their activity, and they can't trust her, she is dramatic, and on and on to the point where I just told them I didn't think the program was a good fit for her and I left. As I drove off I calmly asked her, "what happened". It was then she told me how the teacher grabbed her arm and wouldn't let her go. Told her she couldn't come back to the program. I won't get into many more details but it was that day I decided she would not go back to that school. All my recent thoughts about her being singled-out, attacked, and humiliated were confirmed.
There were 2 days left before Spring Break so I kept her home until I had a plan.
I didn't know what I was going to do because I surely was not going to home school. That was not in my plans. I started calling around to different schools in the district only to be told that it was too late in the year to transfer and she would need to finish the school year. Well that wasn't an option.
In the meantime I had shared with a few people what happened, one person being Isylma. She prayed for us and there is one thing she said to me that completely changed my heart. After a conversation she had with the Holy Spirit, she asked me, "what if the reason you have your business is so that you can homeschool?"
It had never dawned on me that I had this business for any reason other than to support women on their skin care journey and spread the goodness of Jesus. My mind was blown. It was absolutely possible for me to homeschool I just didn't want to. What does that even mean?
Through her and others sharing resources I began to research it. Spring break was only 1 week and I needed a plan quick. Most of the homeschool programs I researched were set up like online school. There was a schedule, online teachers, and it wouldn't require too much of me other than helping with homework. This seemed somewhat possible.
In the back of my mind I knew I couldn't transfer her to another public school so late in the year. I also didn't want to throw her into any school after the trauma she had faced at her previous school. I knew I was going to have to homeschool, something I said I would never do.
Spring Break started on April 1. We wrote up the letter of intent to homeschool and our withdraw form on April 4. That's how fast things changed.
We started homeschooling the next week and my daughter absolutely loves it. We found a program (thanks to Isylma) that is flexible, fun and interactive. She is learning so much more at home than in the classroom. The best part is she is FEELS safe and IS safe. When I asked her how her first day of home school went she described it as "safe". I don't know about you but that broke my heart.
I am thankful that God sends us people to help us navigate unfamiliar situations. I had no idea that in 2024 I would become a homeschool mom. My daughter loves being homeschooled so much she said she wants to continue being homeschooled in the 4th grade. So that's what we are doing. Something that was never in my plan has become another hat that I'll wear.
I want to encourage you to stay in prayer during difficult times and be open minded to do something you never thought possible. I would love to hear from you. Reply back and let me know if there's anything you said you would never do, but now here you are.
I appreciate you being a part of my community. It's always more than skin care :)
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Love,
Danielle
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