Topic : 12/26 "I Am Right!"

Hello All! My name is Wendy and i have a strong opinion on the whole homeschooling topic; My 8 siblings and I we're all home schooled from the year 1995 till 2002 when we moved and were all placed into  public school. After a year of being in public school, i had asked my mom to please place me back into homeschooling; i had missed the one on one time i had with her and also really missed being academically challenged. She asked that i give it another shot and see how i enjoy high school. A few months into my freshman year in high school, i asked my mom again if I could please be put into a home school program. After she researched all of our options in this area, she had come across a program called Independent Study where i do my work at home, but go into the local high school and meet with my teacher once a week, take any tests i need to take, and see some of my friends!  

As for the social aspect, my recommendation is sports. I've played soccer since the age of 5 and it really is my time to be social, make friends, and just hangout with other kids my age.  

Now a Junior in high school, I thank God every day that my mom convinced my dad to let her home school my siblings and myself when we we're younger. I personally  feel like I have had such a fulfilling school experience and as someone who has been home schooled for almost 10 years,i really do encourage any parents who are looking into homeschooling their children.  

Best wishes! 

-Wendy.   Temecula, CA 

God Bless you Dr. Phil!  I was talking to my television when you interviewed the mother, grandmother and aunts of the little 8 year old gir that was overweight! 

I applaud the way you handled the situation.  My first thoughts were this little girl is going to have low self-esteem that could possibly lead to an eating disorder.  I am so glad that you addressed that with the family. 

I also agree that the greatest role model for a child is/are their parent(s).  I found out very early on that whatever I did, my son did too. 

My best friend in the whole world has a 16 year old daughter.  When she was growing up, she looked just like the little girl on the show today.  No body said anything to her or about her.  We all just loved her unconditionally.  And I am a big advocate for loving your children, family and other people in your life uncondtionally.  Now that my best friend's daughter is 16 (almost 17), she is the most attractive, average weight, well-adjusted young woman that I know!  And I know it is because she received the unconditional love she needed to grow up healthy. 

There are ways to deal with unacceptable behavior that are appropriate but I believe in seperating the child from the behavior and always letting them know you know them no matter what. 

The advice you gave her mother was excellent in my opinion. 

I just had one thought.  I agree with stopping to go to fast food restaurants.  However, perhaps her and her mother could STILL go out to eat but make it a restaurant that serves good nutrional food and vary the restaurant weekly.  I feel this would accomplish 2 goals:  1)  teaching her how to eat out in a restaurant and tasting a variety of healthy foods and 2)  it would serve as quality time with her mother and her mother would get yet another chance to be a role model. 

Thanks Dr. Phil!  I'm looking forward to tomorrow's show! 

Would I love to find someone whom cares about saving himself for his one special someone, whom knows and likes himself, whom knows which  V A L U E S  he seeks in another (and whom finds me attractive)?  Absolutely.  Yet if he has named that person and placed a hair color on her, I would be as offended as being compared to an ex-girlfriend or pornography...it's a girl thing...and very important to know about us. 

I was home schooled for almost 10 years and I am at the top of my class right now and I am going to one of the best Catholic colleges in the country; Fransican University of Steubenville. Not to sound rude of anything, but it is so wrong of you to talk down on home schooled kids.  

-Wendy Ann 

I just wanted to comment on the Home School Issue.  

It's not for every family, it's a major commitment. 

We are graduating our oldest right now. He's not been one of the highest testers, he was so shy as a little guy he would cry till he made himself sick if I tried to leave him. Right now at just 18, he refs Public High School Soccer games which he gets paid for - he started by volunteering to ref his little brothers games. He has volunteered with our local fire department for two years now and has almost completed his Fire Fighter I Certificate (up until now he was to young to do the driver part). Currently taking EMT. He's also been the leader of his youth group band and is now beginning to play during regular services. He is definatly more outgoing than his parents and no one who knows him would suggest that he was socially inept, unless you want to mention some dirtly slang he learned from guys at work! Ha! 

I think every family needs to do what is best for their own particular children, for us it's homeschooling. 

It's a great journey though!! 

Holy crap!  I went to university in Ontario with him too.  I am a former Aggie and have been known to 2-step with him at the pub a time or two (as had most of the women). 

Way to go Mark.  Not sure she is a blond beuty queen, but maybe she could be one in your eyes.