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by Cheryl Gochnauer
As a homeschooling mother of children ages 7 to 22, Kendra knows firsthand the importance of putting mom into time out on a regular basis:
"I was re-reading your article on mommies needing a break (but was interrupted by three of my children)," she writes. "After I got them what they needed and finished the article, I decided to e-mail you and encourage you to get this message out to as many mothers as you can.
"Several years ago when my husband and children asked me what I wanted for Mother's Day, I replied that I wanted a night away in a hotel and a day off. They were not only very surprised, but rather hurt at the idea. They did give me my request, but have never repeated it.
"I don't think any of them really understand," Kendra says, "although we joke about it occasionally. In fact, we have a standard joke about March Madness - not the basketball games, but the time of year when ‘Mommy loses it’ much easier than at other times. The lack of daylight plus the middle of winter school blues combine to make this month extra hard for me, so
rather than get upset all of the time, I joke about it with them. It doesn't change the facts, but it does help me cope with it.
"I try to let new homeschooling mothers know this side of homeschooling, along with the good parts. Moms who homeschool are normally around their children 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is great having my children home and I wouldn't trade it, but there are times when it would be nice to have that break." Kendra figures that, outside of going to church, two or
three months can zip by before she gets a chance to treat herself to some well-deserved downtime. "If new homeschooling moms could begin with having the break built in, it would be so much better for them," she says.
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