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I think I have burnout. I don't think its just homeschool burnout; but maybe large family with many small children burnout. I have read Elizabeth's article on it and its great. But some of those things seem such a struggle to do. Its so hard to get outside, exercise, organize, etc. Also, school is not going well and I don't feel like doing it. (neither do the kids) I am tired of checking their work, listening to them fuss about it, etc. We are doing a more text/workbook this year for various reasons. I would like to step back from it for a while (or maybe all together) but several things are keeping me from doing so. First, is the cost I put into it. I hate to waste money. Second, these feelings of mine and the children may blow over in a few weeks. (we were all satisfied with it before Christmas) I also don't want to get "behind" and be doing school work until June if we take a break. I tend to make them finish all the work if we use a curriculum.
Just life with many children--- the noise, the mess, the fighting is getting to me.
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Hugs to you!
I don't have an answer or good suggestion, but I heard this story on the radio this morning:
Depressed? Not Surprising. It's Blue Monday . January 22nd is the gloomiest day on the calendar.
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I just heard this as well, and as soon as I heard it, I thought, "Of course it is the gloomiest day of the year..it's the anniversary of Roe v. Wade."
You are in my prayers for overcoming that feeling of burnout  .
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Do you have the book Real Learning? There is a nice chapter in there about burnout that might be helpful. I was feeling very similiar to you not too long ago. I think it is just the grace of God that gets us through the difficult times. We did something that helped a little regarding schoolwork - we changed location. I know it sounds strange but moving from the classroom up to the dining room table and changing our schedule a litte gave me sort of a fresh outlook. I don't know if it did much for the kid's attitude, but you know what they say: "when mom's happy, everyone's happy" or something like that. I wish I had more to offer you. I will pray for you!
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When my mom felt that way she told all of us to stay upstairs- all day! We played boardgames, fought, and talked about how happy we were upstairs instead of getting yelled at or made to work. She called us down for dinner/supper and then back upstairs we went. We were told that we couldn't come down the next day until the upstairs was clean!
During that day she cleaned and recovered. We all appreciated each other a bit more the next day. 
At other times when she was worn out from the fighting we kids would all have stay in different parts of the house with no contact with each other. She brought PBJ and water to each room for lunch. At first I was happy to be away from my horrible siblings  but after a while (that night!) we all were ready to play together again. Mom explained that siblings were a privilege or gift from God and that we needed to appreciate that and treat each other right.
Maybe something like that would help? If you are not too far gone maybe a day from one of the two scenerios would help!
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I feel the same way today. My Dad just came back from retreat and that sounds like exactly what I need. Just prayer and peace and quiet for a day or two. I obviously have no answers, but I will pray for you and all the moms out there who are feeling overwhelmed right now.
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Nicole -- I love that idea. Thanks!
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Nicole
What a beautiful way to impress upon children that their siblings are a gift and privelge. I really love it. Thank you for sharing.
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