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| Seriously, isn't "not having that much going on" an expression like "not having that much on the ball?" I think she might have maybe meant that homeschool wasn't for sophisticated, intelligent people. |
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I've always heard it as meaning a lot of things to do and/or get done.
For instance when one of my friends tells me that she'd love to be able to cook homemade meals but can't because, "I have too much going on. I just don't have time. Between working, dragging the kids to soccer practice and CCD, plus laundry, shopping, and all of my other chores I just don't have time to cook like you do. If you had a job you wouldn't have time to cook either."
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yesterday my cousin-in-law e-mailed me, asking for my help in calling and e-mailing everyone in the family (20 uncles and aunts, 36 cousins + spouses and kids), to help her 7th grade dd put together the family tree completely with everyone's bdays and years (my own kids did this project last year, but without the birth years.) they needed the info in 24 hours because her dd wanted to get a B+ or an A- and right now she's at B-.
she's not the first one in the family who's called/e-mailed asking for favors since "you're just home anyway".
yup. i ask the kids to do all their lessons by themselves, drive themselves around, do laundry, keep house and cook for themselves. i just watch soaps, chat on my cell and munch on chocolate all day.
okay, vent over. 
gotta go, the chocolates and celebrity mags are waiting. 
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My teenagers tell me that if one "has it going on" they are
a.) good looking, attractive (other things not suitable for print)
b.) all together, successful, smart
But they assure me that "on the street" (a) is the common meaning.
Apparently, Mary Kate and Ashley have it going on according to Urban Dictionary.
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We may be "out of it" in somethings, but let's just see if our modern women can tell what state the Mississippi starts in. Maybe they might think a Timeline is a magazine!
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Elizabeth wrote:
My teenagers tell me that if one "has it going on" they are
a.) good looking, attractive (other things not suitable for print)
b.) all together, successful, smart
But they assure me that "on the street" (a) is the common meaning.
Apparently, Mary Kate and Ashley have it going on according to Urban Dictionary.
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I have heard of "having it going on" in this context (ie "s/he's got it going on), but I do think that's very different than "not having much going on."
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| Isn't that why we have all these children--to feed us our bonbons and do our nails? |
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Of course! But I think we have to wait until we're 80 for that to happen.  |
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No, it just takes years of careful training. And you have to be prepared to have your nails painted very strange colours
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GIRLS, FROM WHAT I CAN SEE YOU'VE GOT IT GOING ON!
I think the Today Show should take on some of these ladies right here. I've learned so much from the people on this forum on soooooo many topics!
Namely, the faith that you all have. It's so good to have the humor to deal with what is at times oppostion and what a blessing to be on this heavenly path!
On a postitive note, isn't the reception of homeschooling so different then when we were homeschooling ten years ago? Mmmmmm.....much more positive!
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Elizabeth wrote:
My teenagers tell me that if one "has it going on" they are
a.) good looking, attractive (other things not suitable for print)
b.) all together, successful, smart
But they assure me that "on the street" (a) is the common meaning.
Apparently, Mary Kate and Ashley have it going on according to Urban Dictionary.
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Absolutely correct (in today's lingo). But there is a difference between:
"She has it goin' on!"
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"She has a lot going on."
Sort of like asking someone, "Hey. What's going on?" You're not asking them what is good looking. You're asking them what is happening.
Same phrase - two totally different meanings. :D
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Elizabeth wrote:
My teenagers tell me that if one "has it going on" they are
a.) good looking, attractive (other things not suitable for print)
b.) all together, successful, smart
But they assure me that "on the street" (a) is the common meaning.
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I'm thinking it's a generational thing. I would expect someone who is in our peer group to use "having a lot going on" to mean busy while I would expect my teenaged sister to use it the way your kids do.
I really hope that this lady meant to say that she thought homeschoolers are not busy, because if she was saying that she thinks we are not cute or smart, well, I'd just like to email her my picture and IQ score!
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Lissa wrote:
lapazfarm wrote:
| Sometimes I take my bon-bons to the salon to watch TV while I get my nails done. |
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Isn't that why we have all these children--to feed us our bonbons and do our nails? |
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Thanks for starting my day with all this laughter!
I'm reminded of the car salesman who asked Tom and me what we did. When I said, "I stay home with our kids, and we homeschool," he looked at Tom and said, "I want her job! A lot of bon-bons, huh?"
I said, "You're invited to come over anytime and design and write our curriculum and then implement with three very different kids."
I couldn't believe I actually said it -- I usually try to be more humble than that in the face of such comments! -- but the look on his face answered the question.
I thought of the possibility of the other meaning, too, but given the age of the woman (I'm guessing) I thought she probably meant that we aren't "that busy" and therefore have "all that time" to do that homeschooling thing.
Marianne, thanks for just picking a place and starting this thread. Obviously, a lot of us can relate!
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Hey, I don't really know what she meant. We are involved a lot in the community. This past fall our three sons and I played rock and roll at the church picnic. We did "Take the Long Way Home" by Supertramp a little U2 and switched over to songs we wrote about the Lord and sang "Ave Maria" for Our Lady.
So maybe she means we just fool around and don't study. Our kids play a lot of gigs.
This morning my husband is taking the kids skating at the outdoor community rink here in town. They will be there just in time to be seen by everybody in town going to work and school!
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What's with the bon bon thing? I, personally, associate leisure time with lots of books and a nice nap. NOT bon bons!
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mariB wrote:
| ...The subject of homeschooling came up. And one lady chimed in and looked at me and said, "I could never homeschool! I think it is just for people that don't have that much going on." ... |
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I thought about this comment on a bit more serious note. I think she was saying she's not willing to give up her other activities for the sake of educating her children and she can't imagine that other people would.
Because of homeschooling, I had to sacrifice some of the other "much" that I had "going on". No more play groups during the school day for my toddlers. Exercising at "the club" while the kids are at school-- gone. I once earned a pay check and imagined that I'd return to a paying job when the kids were in school, but I won't do that anytime soon. I even I dropped a couple Bible study/book groups with other Christian women because they met during school hours. I still see announcements in the church bulletin about mom's groups or Bible studies and think "how nice to join", then I see they meet during school hours.
It's not like I didn't have lots of things going on in my life already and then choose homeschooling as a way to fill up my empty time. I realized that I had to sacrifice my wants and pleasures so I could educate my children. I think the woman who made the original comment couldn't imagine that people choose to sacrifice their own lives for the sake of their children. Her comment probably says a lot more about her than it says about us.
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This is too funny. I don't get a lot of comments like I do nothing all day, but it's only because I'm in college full-time, work part-time and homeschool and I'm a single mom! When I was married and home full-time, believe me, many people treated me like I had nothing to do all day! It was so frustrating. (You know what? I was a lot more tired back then, when the kids were super little and my house was spotless! LOL)
The busyness level of moms with kids in public school never ceases to amaze me. I know women who work full-time and also SAHMs who do nothing but run around from one school function/activity/volunteer commitment to another. They take their kids to music lessons, sports, on and on. . .after working all day or spending the day at home working to cook and clean. And I do shake my head and think I wouldn't want that life. I limit my children's outside activities quite a bit, because at this short season I have too much going on myself. But I can understand why some of these moms would think of homeschooling and just have a breakdown even contemplating it. . .they think of adding it on top of all the running around and homework supervising they currently do, not in place of many of those activities. To me, homeschooling simplifies things quite a bit (note - it simplifies them, but it isn't an easier path spiritually, emotionally or mentally. . .just the opposite!)
And you know, if I have so much on my plate. . .how do I have time to post? Oh, wait, it's that self-preservation instinct that cries out for someone who understands! Let the outside world call it "me time". . .whatever! Pass those bonbons!
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