They are officially deregistered, now im just scared silly!

[hemumof4]

Just to let you guys know I've finally taken kids out of school. I'm scared silly still, especially after a phone call from the family liaison women who "was totally impartial" and "not going to convince me to stay" but "had I thought of the social implications" and my "daughter is so happy at school" and "she didn't want me to make a rash decision and of course I "should know I would find it very difficult to get back all three children into their oversubscribed school"!
I knew I was doing the right thing when she told me that my son would conform eventually!
Told her I was an intelligent women and she should appreciate that I has taken all of this into account!
Was scared at the finality, but feel better in other ways. I think once I get into it I will start to feel better.
Feels slightly overwhelming that they are my sole responsibility. My hubby not completely sold but hey ho!
Any tips or advice for a newbie about how to proceed from here. I was hoping to feel better today but feel really scared. ( I guess you cant win with some people! lol).

Well done! Make yourself a coffee and relax. It is almost time not to do the school run. :o

From here proceed in whatever way works for you and your DC. Is there something that you've wished you had time to do? Do it! If it is not "educational" in a school way, so much the better - the DC then get the idea that life has changed.

Seriously, you need to give yourselves time to settle down and get used to being together all day. Perhaps you want to work out how "life" will work - are the DC going to help make meals? do you want to read together every day? is it time to watch a documentary series that you've not had time to tackle?

Good advice there OP. you need to decide the rhythm of your days now, there's no school run! Whoooo! Give everyone some time to get used to it and see what your children seek out to do. Think about any rules you want to implement re the TV...

start planning all the lovely trips that you can take to museum, galleries, old buildings etc. Its amazing how much can be done and how much they learn naturally.
Well done for taking the first step you'll have lots of fun from here on in.

Yes, stop, relax and enjoy.
Go to the beach, the park, the woods, the aircraft museum, the theatre......anywhere your family loves to go.

Declare yourself on holiday from school for a while and then look back and see all of the wondrous learning that has taken place.

Find home educators local to you.

Do not rush out and buy workbooks at this stage you may decide to do so later, if that is what you and your children choose, but almost every one of us here has wasted money at that early dereg stage on workbooks that are never used!

repeat after me
stop, relax and enjoy!

and welcome to the worls of home ed!

Thanks everyone for the positive messages. I will declare myself on holiday and me and the children will go out enjoy our time together. I am getting excited again remembering all the positives so thanks for reminding me. The liaison women really brought me down which is why I wanted to exit the school as quickly and quietly as possible and preferably without a discussion. But its done now. So I?m going to enjoy!

Fab news, welcome to the world of HE :) I am still very new to it all too, but don't panic, it is normal to have good and bad days, days when you feel you've achieved loads and other days when you feel you've done nothing so take your time to find your feet and enjoy seeing your children blossom.

By the way she told me that my son would conform eventually . Oh dear...

I know the conversation went down hill rapidly after that point. Keep getting waves of sickness and worry then bursts of positivity when i read things like this. Feel so awful today emotionally. I?m such a worrier but am trying to enjoy the time off! :)