Question for Home Schooling Kids

[LaterBloomer]

I used to think that homeschoolers were just plain weird. Then, I "met" Cookderosa (only on line). With all of her wisdom, I had to reevaluate my position. My gut still thinks, "weird," but my mind says that this is a good option for some folks.

Now, I'm going to go off on a bit of a tangent. There are lots of military spouses where I live. Many of these folks have put aside their careers to follow their spouses' military assignments. They've given up earning social security, pensions, etc., in addition to salaries. If your wife is going to be a stay-at-home mom, I hope that you've considered that she could be negatively affecting her future salary and retirement income. When I grew up, I knew a child whose father was a surgeon. Between how many years ago that was, and their country of origin, the wife was only prepared to be a stay at home mother. He had a stroke at a relatively early age, and it was a scramble for the family to stay above water. There was nother family where, due to health reasons, the father couldn't work. As the wife had worked all along, and was able to continue to do so after his illness prevented him from working, they were a bit better off. Yes, I'm crass and way too money centric than is good for me, but I thought I'd share.