If ds ends up going back to school I want to know for sure that he is prepared.
LOL - Can you get a sitter and spend some time in the 'one year ahead' classroom so you can see what the goal is? I think 'hard cold facts' are the best way to counteract worry.
You don't sound horrible at all. If your son is acting bad enough to discourage playdates, then he is acting pretty bad.
It's great that you and your DH have a parenting book that you both like - so nice to be 'on the same page.'
I think that they are big into letting the child 'own' the problem, and you sort of being the consultant, yes? I think that follows with the idea of needing to 'detox' after a difficult time in school and letting your son find his spark again.
Maybe an 'intrum session' on meditation to relax you and teach your son some valuable life lessons?
How long since the homeschooling started?
How many hours a day were you trying to get accomplished?
Celebrate that you get to face up to your fears about having to prove that homeschooling is the right choice, or that you can teach him, or whatever is behind the idea that you
should be able to do this correctly. The schools couldn't do it correctly, so why should you? Lots of us gifties have really, really unrealistic ideas about what we should be able to accomplish in this world. Having no reasonable 'frame of reference' makes it tough!
Best Wishes,
Grinity
