I know a "hands off" mother who did the same thing. She allowed her girls to pick and choose what they wanted to study, and when. Want to be in your PJs at 1 in the afternoon, big deal! Want to play the piano all day? ok...go ahead, you are learning music. She bragged and bragged on her girls.

They came to the house selling natural lip balm made from real honey that they got from their own beehive (a school project that dad built and ran) and I got three. it came to $3.57 I gave them a $10 bill. They couldnt make change! They tried several times to figure it out, then they handed me ALL the money back and told me to just pay their mom when she got home. UGH!

Many years later, the oldest just turned 18 and decided to get her GED, which she did "ok" on. She decided that the most money is in real estate and would get her license. She was adopted by a struggling agency and has been showing houses without a sale for the past year. no income for a year, but plenty of outlay in gas, classes, and so forth. When I asked her why she doesnt suppliment her income by going to walmart or mcdonalds or rite aid to at least get some income or benefits she said "this real estate thing is gonna take off. I worked hard to get my license and its gonna pay off"

Since they are friends, we allowed her to take us to see many houses. We have been "schooling" her in houses. "look at the warped roof, do you think it needs to be replaced" and her comment is "isnt that what a home inspection is for?" We showed her cloudy glass panes in windows and said "do you see that those will need to be replaced" again "isnt that what a home inspection is for?" So, all her years of home schooling taught her nothing about the real world.

On paper, head to head with other HS students she stacks up ok, but in real life, she has ZERO experience in how to relate to others, how to socialize, how to use interpersonal relationship skills, or how to negoiate for herself.

While I am not a fan of public schools, I think parents who are not equipped, and not willing to equip themselves should stay out of it! The other girl will end up running off with the first boy that pays any attention to her.

Girl from the farm next door homeschooled all her days. Spend two days in a real college and came home terrified. I have heard the same story over and over.