05/09/2026
Not back to school ❤️
While my feed is full of first-day photos, new uniforms and “they’re growing up too fast” posts, our September is a little different.
I always worry about whether or not I’m doing the right thing by choosing a different path for my children, am I giving them enough, are they learning enough, do my kids think I’m doing enough?!
There’s always that little voice in the back of my mind asking…what if I’m getting this wrong? Like what if I’m accidentally and catastrophically f**king my kids up and I have no idea I’m even doing it.
But then I look at this.
And I remember that childhood isn’t supposed to be about ticking boxes and keeping up with everyone else. Standing in lines and asking permission to use the toilet.
It’s about feeling safe and being loved, having the freedom to be exactly who you are, and sometimes it’s about wrapping yourself up in a blanket with your sibling and forgetting about the rest of the world for a while.
Our home education doesn’t look perfect, it certainly doesn’t look like a classroom and it never will.
And it certainly doesn’t look like I’ve got five children and my s**t together 😂
Some days we’re learning, some days I literally just manage to keep everyone alive.
But we’re together and for us, that’s enough.
So no first day back photo from us this year (or any other year for that matter!)
Just two of my little people, snuggled in a blanket in the garden, happy ❤️
