So I’m about two years behind the trend, but nothing makes me giggle like a good Friends GIF. Or that GIF where the penguin gets shoved into the ice. Gets me every time. Anyway, last night’s post got me started and I couldn’t stop. My apologies in advance. And also? This is just for grins, people. Don’t take me seriously here. At all.

Mwah. *blows kiss*

Homeschooling – As Re-enacted by Friends:

When my kids see anyone that isn’t ME during the day:

When it’s time for me to turn my grades and lesson plans into the cover school:

When “school lunches” are a combination of last night’s leftovers and something I found in the pantry:

When I grade their copywork:

 

When I realize my kids know more than I do:

 

When someone asks me if my SEVEN kids are socialized enough:

When someone thinks being a homeschooler is like living in Little House on the Prairie:

 

When we do a Thanksgiving unit study:

 

 

When I grade my kids’ math tests:

 

What they say:

 

 

When somebody asks me if I’ve heard of “new math”:

 

When I decide to order a new curriculum that’s never been reviewed by Cathy Duffy:

 

When we study science:

When someone finds out we homeschool and they assume I wear denim jumpers:

When we decide it’s time to teach the kids Latin:

 

When I listen to an early reader practice their phonics:

 

When my kids experience their first Recess at co-op:

 

When we gather around the table like we do every. single. morning. to do school, and I realize nobody has a pencil:

When my kids don’t understand that a teacher’s manual tells me all the answers:

 

That time we tried a chemistry experiment:

 

When I tell my kids we’re going to do a project:

 

When they find out I mean posterboard & crayons – not paint, clay, or glitter:

 

When someone mentions long division before I’ve finished my coffee:

 

When the discussion of high school transcripts comes up:

 

I know y’all can think of more. Leave ’em in the comments. Let’s have a GIFfy giggle or three together!