A couple of years ago, I opened comments to reader questions and subsequently answered them. A lot has changed since then (including the size of my readership!), so I thought it would be fun to open the floor for questioning again.
I will do my best to answer everything asked of me, barring anything highly inappropriate. And if for some reason you aren’t comfortable asking your question in the comments, feel free to email me.
Go!
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Hi Cate!
I love the idea of homeschooling but I am still mulling the idea around, so to speak. I read Kristin’s (The Frugal Girl) reasons on why she homeschools and they were very good reasons! I know you have mentioned that you will be homeschooling your daughter and I was curious what your reasons were.
Thanks
How do you rock so hard?
The only question that came to mind was the cloth diapering one, which you answered the beautifully. How about if you could eat only one thing for a week, what would it be?
I’d like to know where you see yourself in 10 years–financially, emotionally, what you envision your lifestyle as, where you see yourself living, career, etc, and do you have any certain goals you’d like to hit along the way? Likewise, when you look back five years, are you now where you thought you’d be then?
I reserve the right to think of more questions later
Okay, so I went back and re-read what others asked you and it generated a new question: I have never tried a single indian dish at all, and I tend to be a pretty picky eater. What dishes do you recommend and/or advice do you have for me if I want to check out my local Indian place?
Oh, what a lovely thing to do for your readers!
I’d like to hear more about your child-rearing philosophies – the first post on your blog I ever read was “Our Feminist Household” or something like that, which someone had linked to, and I was taken with your writing style immediately. Now that you have a boy and a girl, I’d like to hear how you plan to handle gender differences, both innate and assumed, that will pop up.
We’ve talked a bit about this before, but it might be something fun to discuss more so I’ll throw it out there:
Sometimes, articles I read that are written from a feminist perspective seem to poo-hoo the choice to stay home because the authors believe that we ought to be accomplishing more important things. What are your thoughts on this as a stay-at-home feminist?
Great question, Kristen. As someone who worked (mostly part-time) while my daughter was growing up, but who didn’t get a degree and didn’t work in an field that brought in much money, I now worry about young women who might end up in the same boat I am: getting older, now single (I happen to be divorced, but it can happen through death as well) with not many money making prospects, a diminished retirement fund and a not huge Social Security. Retirement savings that were good for a couple are now split two ways. I know Jason is a total darling, but the world is strange. I thought my husband was the most honest and kind person I knew and yet, here I am. So, I guess this question is both a question and kind of a warning to take care of yourself, to have contingency skills and savings.