Here's Situation...DS10,Gifted, Anxiety,ADHD,Depression. This school year 2014-15 and with the agreement of his 4th grade teacher I started homeschooling my DS. He has been extremely anxious at school (a very small private school) for over a year. I had to negotiate with him on a daily basis to get him to go/stay everyday. Now that he's home he is progressing rapidly through his work and is now working in all subjects @ a 2+ year progression. We just finally went through testing (WISC-IV) and are waiting on the report. I'm glad he is doing well now but I am concerned he's not being challenged enough. I am getting really burned out on having him with me 24/7. He still has all of the issues that he had in school but now it's up to me to meet his needs all the time. I hate to admit it, but I am finding myself getting resentful. We are in a very poor/failing/rural school district and my chances for outside help are minimal. I just feel like crying sometimes. I have my issues too, as being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis a few years ago and I am in pain and exhausted most days. Am I the only one who feels like this? All I seem to read are these wonderful, glowing, parents who talk about the joys homeschooling. I would love to have him in school, with other kids who could be a support to him too. But he prefers to be within a few feet of me most of the time. Even when we go anywhere with his brothers, within an hour he wants to go home, I am stuck. When other parents talk to me about doing it themselves I tell them that it isn't as romantic as they think. I guess I need some moral support. Just my rant for the day. I don't have anyone who understands what it is like to to have such a fierce mind totally dependent on me. Thanks for listening parents!
