Just joined last week, and have been trying to set aside time to explore the spot and catch up on some conversations. I really enjoy what I'm seeing! I'm hoping to connect up with many new friends and come to a place where my choice to homeschool is not looked down on or considered weird!! A place where I can find support, get advice and, even like in this forum, just talk about life sometimes. I have been wondering, though, if anyone here is remarried? Guess I've been concerned that if I "let the cat out of the bag" I would be considered less of a Christian, and thought about poorly since it seems so many of you have what sounds like wonderful, intact families! Not to mention, I made a post for pen pals for my dd 15 and my ds 12, and I'm afraid if responders to my inquiry knew, they'd think my children aren't "fit" for theirs. Sooooo, I just want to get this out in the open and not feel like I am hiding the truth about my life and sometimes my struggles in dealing with an ex, all while trying to homeschool and raise my children! I really would love to have a place where I can come and chat, and just feel comfortable....
Oh my goodness my dear! You really are new here. We are friends here, not judges of each other. You come as you are and we will do the same. We are here to help each other and support each other. You are very welcome here. Beth
Oh Sweetie, You are so welcome here. Just let your hair down and be yourself! It is so nice to meet you!
I like your honesty! And the fact that you are remarried doesn't bother me in the least. Glad you joined us. Jump right in!
You've come to the right place... take your coat off and stay a while You will find a very diverse group of people here who all share a common goal which is the love of their children and the will to help others, regardless of who they are and any baggage they may carry. I'm sure you'd probably find some in the same place as you are. Welcome to the "Spot"
I know several of the ladies here are remarried, I just don't remember who not a big deal-this is the friendliest forum I have ever been on...EVER! I've never seen an online forum so active with so many differences of opinion handled so maturely! Don't be scared, we don't bite here at the spot
Hello kimmarie - I am not remarried, but I am divorced. It sounds like you have visited some of the "Christian" sites that I have! I can certainly understand your hesitancy. I'm afraid just because a person is a Christian doesn't necessarily mean they act like Jesus. I've met those people as well. I've never even gotten into it on this site. It just doesn't seem to come up. I am now single and raising my gs and also hoping to be able to fit in homeschooling, as I hsed my three children. I, for one, am glad you were open about it! Now I know I'm not the only one! God bless and I hope you find the forum just what you need!
There is a post here somewhere about not fitting in.. and I think that describes LOTS of us! One of the things I love about the Spot is that even if you have different views, you can still fit in. My religious views don't fit here... but I love the atmosphere, and I don't feel like I HAVE to be just like everyone else and still be accepted. As sloan said, we have certain things in common, and that's the important part, not our differences
We don't know the situation of your remarriage, and even if anyone feels it's sinful, that would have nothing to do with the children! We're here to homeschool. We talk about religion (mostly on the Christian forum), but the purpose of this site is to talk about homeschooling. Penpals are part of that experience. If I had a child the same age, I'd be interested in setting them up with yours. Besides, as Christians, we're supposed to hate the sin, not the person, right?
Oh sweetie, if someone doesnt like YOU for who YOU are, they arent worth your time. (((( )))) I am remarried and proud of it! If someone wants to flame me, go right ahead. Unless someone walked a mile in my shoes, they can have a nice tall glass of shut the heck up! I left my first husband after he broke my arm in another one of his daily violent rages. :?
Remarried here too! No doubt you are familiar with the woman at the well? the one with 5 husbands? She would have been perfectly comfortable here at the spot. Jesus cleansed her just like He has cleansed all of us of our confessed sin. If that doesn't help, I'll also tell you that I had my first child when I was 16 and unmarried. and I smoke(trying to quit), and I yell at my kids, and the other day, I broke a nail really bad and let a bad word slip!Yeah, pretty much your average, normal sinner here! Thank you Jesus, for Your grace and mercy!
My mother is remarried and boy am I glad she is or I wouldn't be here lol. Things happen and no one should judge a person in my books until they've walked in that person's shoes. And even so let's leave it to God. As to your kids I am sure they are wonderful little blessings. Welcome to the Spot!
Not only is dh my second husband, I am his third wife -- but we are each other's partner for life now (27 years), and that's all that matters. All that other stuff was in some previous life, which although it contributed something to who we are now, is nothing in the light of eternity. I had a friend who often said, "God works in mischievous ways, His wonders to perform..." and I know for a fact that God has a sense of humor. So if He does, I can too!
It doesn't matter to me if you're married,remarried, single, upside down or backwards! You're perfectly fine the way you are! And anyone who passes judgment on the "fitness" of your children isn't worth the time of day. You are more than welcome here, no matter how many skeletons are in your closet. We have so many skeletons in our closet we invite them out for holidays, when they aren't falling out the closet door!:lol: Marty
I love the way you guys word everything :lol: the very evidence that everyone here is human and as down to earth as we come. Kimmarie, I really hope you'll enjoy it here (and I'm thinking you will)
Well, I AM NOT REMARRIED!!! HUMPH!!! (However, my husband is divorced, and I have raised two dss, who are now adults! ) Seriously, as everyone else said, it's not a concern here!
I'm not divorced, but I have to admit there are days when it seems like a neat idea!!! :lol: Seriously, you will fit right in here with the rest of us....not sure if you know this yet, but I only have two kids, I let them listen to Skillet, we laugh really loud and often, and I don't own a dress...and in my neck of the woods, that makes me the weird homeschooling mom. WELCOME!!!!
