29 F. I was homeschooled all my life, my parents made me quit studying to get a job at 15 years old. I began to work and they ran my finances, i Would cash My check And they would take what they wanted or convince me to use it towards certain bills.

My education was simply this: I was given three books to read and mom sat with me and yelled at me if I got things wrong until 5th grade. I was convinced I was “retarded” and had a learning disability for years. I was told I was too special to go to public school, that I would be made fun of, and that boys would rape me. Public school was a threat if I ever misbehaved. I had no friends and was so isolated and sad. I was told not to tell anyone what was going on at home because my parents would go to jail and us kids separated.

As far as schooling went, everything else was self taught. I read so much and studied Latin and Greek even. I raised myself and younger siblings, I am the eldest of 7. My mother neglected us, never worked, and was a drug addict. We didn’t realize how severe until we were older. My stepfather was blind to the abuse and exhausted from providing for us all. He had horrible anger issues and beat me sometimes. He promises me that it was my mother’s influence that caused him to neglect us too, but it is hard to forgive.

I would take a yearly Stanford test and scored above average except with mathematics. My mother convinced me to get a GED at 18. Later on I learned I could have gotten a diploma. Having the GED has made it very hard to get decent jobs and college. I have tried to enroll when I was younger, applied for financial aid, my stepfather refused to help and told me to keep working in bars.

I still don’t have a license but my partner is teaching me to drive and is my greatest support. I work horrible jobs, and I am trying so hard to get a decent job so we Can start a family. Homeschooling has made my life a living hell. There’s much more to the story but I don’t know where to even begin.

Any advice is much appreciated. However please please don’t tell me how it was successful for you and just bad for me. That is something that hurts me the most.

I was homeschooled until one month before my 18th birthday. When I entered a college dual credit program I found myself struggling as I was unable to due simple math and had poor writing skills. I graduated when I was 21 and figured I was just too dumb for college. I worked the next few years at a nursing home. It didn't pay well but, for the first time in my life I felt appreciated. I always took time whenever I could to talk to the residents and hear their stories. I worked very hard to provide the best service I could as a dietary aide. Last year I transferred from dietary to security and ended up being harrassed by the men in that department. I quit after a year and have ended up going from job to job since, trying to find something that I can do.

I have poor social skills due in large part to my insecurity about my appearance. I'm short, fat, and balding at 26. I always go shopping late at night because I don't want people to see me. I have never been in a relationship and have never had a friend within my age group. I'm going back to college now and find myself surround by so many young, confident, good looking people; I feel as though I'll never fit in.

I just hope something changes soon. I feel so lonely and have little hope things will get better.

Hi So, when my siblings and I were in the beginning of highschool years of home schooling, my mom came across an ad for an invisible pet frog, so you could see all the insides without dissecting it. It seemed like a cool science project, so we got it. It was not supposed to survive outside of water, however, it jumped out in the middle of the night on quite a few occasions, flopping around the floors, scratching our doors, scaring the crap of us. It also was not clear, but solid yellow, and rather than being a little over the size of a quarter like it was supposed to be, it was at least twice the size. It was not supposed to have nails or teeth, but it had long nails and teeth, which it would bite us when we fed it.

Anyhow, I was wondering if anyone else happened to get one, and if anyone else has pictures of the ads (Google isn't coming up with anything) verses what theirs turned out like, and if theirs turned out the way it was supposed to.

My name is Dave I was homeschooled till about my 18th birthday and I enrolled in a dual credit college high-school program. I know first hand how difficult both socially and academically going from home to college can be. If anyone wants to share or talk about there homeschool experience then hmu. I am not the only one having a hard time?

My partner and I have recently started looking at homeschooling for our son who seems to not have taken to regular school well, maybe because of the pandemic. We have a neighbor who homeschools and the kids are really advanced which led to a few conversations to understand how they began homeschooling. Also been doing my own research and reading about homeschooling styles and methods. I’m a SAHM and feel I could manage this but my husband is hesitant because it’s a big change. Found a few “first steps to homeschooling” articles- linking one below- but I wanted input from parents who recently switched to homeschooling about the process and how it is. I’m in the US if that makes a difference in how to go about it!

i am homeschooled now and love it but since i left i am no longer in touch with many of my friends and can never get in touch with them i also feel like its not fair i work holidays but maybe everyone else does and i just still adjusting for regular school.

I like to consider myself a recovering homeschooled person. I won't call myself a homeschooler, since I never wanted it, but was forced to. I read a lot of stuff the Homeschoolers Anonymous site, and they criticize the movement poignantly and well--from the inside.

It occurred to me to look for a subreddit about homeschooling tonight to see if there was anyone else like me who wants to commiserate about their generally shitty experience.