i am bored out of my mind! i homeschool and don't have a lota friends......?

Question

okay all my friends go to public school. and like never have time. i am done with my school in like 2 hours. then i end updoing extra work or somthing gay lik dat. i don't have a life!!!

Answer 1

Besides the ever-popular "get a part-time job" that seems to be echoed by everyone on here, and the "beg your parents to send you to public school" (not always practical or a feasible option), I have a few more suggestions for you.
Have you ever tried making friends for yourself who are homeschooled? Yes, I know there are some strange ones out there (and trust me, I know), but there are many great organizations where you can form amazing relationships with homeschoolers all across the nation, and you can gain incredible opportunities for travel and experiences that your public-schooled friends do not have.
Some of these organizations are as follows:
NCFCA- National Christian Forensics and Communications Association. Don't be thrown off by the name; it's just the league for homeschoolers and umbrella schools to compete in debate and speech. If that sounds boring, go to a few tournaments and look into it- there is usually something that appeals to almost everyone. Your parents may be willing to let you get plugged in to something where you are developing as important a skill as communication and public speaking, in many places there are clubs for you to get together with other kids your age and practice (and even if there's not, you have a built-in excuse not to do extra work or sit around bored- sorry, mom, I really need to practice my humorous interp. piece before next month's tournament- and all those three- and four-day tournaments, are really fun in between the speaking events.
TeenPact is another great organization for getting plugged in. It starts with a four-day class at your state capitol learning about government (not a barrel of laughs, but can be quite fun, and an easy sell to parents as at the end of the class you will have completed 1/3 of a government and citizenship credit for school. You'll be around a huge variety of kids your own age from around the state all week for you to make friends with. After that class come all sorts of options for you- from attending and participating in a mock election to horse camp (girls only) to survival/outdoor skills/obstacle course training camps to weeks devoted to teaching you about media in NYC (and let's face it, any trip to New York is a great trip to New York).
Finally, try an organization like Grassroots America (it's a start-up organization, but start looking for stuff on it in a month or so) to have an opportunity to travel to another state and work on a political campaign with other homeschoolers.
These all may seem a little lame in content matter, bout don't knock 'em till you try 'em, research some other ones that may sound more appealing- and they all give you a great chance to get out of your town, travel a bit, meet other homeschoolers- who can be vastly different from the others in your town- and in some cases (esp. in TeenPact and Grassroots America), do it by yourself without having parents along. No matter what it's for, doing something like traveling to New York for a week to hang out with friends and sight-see and go to a few seminars along the way, definitely beats out hanging around town while all your friends are in school.
So if it seems like you're stuck being homeschooled and you can't make friends with people in your area who are in the same boat, take advantage of the flexibility homeschooling offers you and try some organizations that let you do what your public school friends can't.

Answer 2

That's funny how people say they don't have a life. Dead people don't have a life. There is always something more to do. Learn something new or help out around the house.
Our children home school for 4 to 6 hours per day with only Thanksgiving, Christmas, and weekends off. If they try to cheat or whine about anything, I've just tripled their work load. They usually end home schooling in early March and have a much longer vacation but at the same time have a world of knowledge because of extra learning.

Answer 3

Okay...how about getting a part time job? Doing some volunteering? Community activities? Working parties? Homeschool co-op activities? Taking up a sport such as horse riding that you can do either in a group or individually but would still get you out the house and meeting people? Signing up for some college courses?

Check out your local library or community website if you're not sure what happens in your community during school hours.

Answer 4

Why not do two days of work each day? That way you'll get so far ahead you can go to college early.

Or get a part time job.

Or develop a hobby.

Or join a homeschool group.

Or a book discussion group.

Or do sports.

Exercise.

There are a lot of things you could do, for instance you could spend some of that time studying "like" grammar and "lik" spelling, and other "like" stuff like "dat".

Answer 5

You might try either getting a part time job or getting involved in an interest. Do you like animals? Get an internship with a local vet, or at the zoo. Things like that.

If you're 14 or above, you could also take concurrent enrollment at a local community college, to take some more challenging classes.

Get involved with sports, clubs, etc. You may have to work a bit more at it, but you can get out and do things with other kids.

See what the local homeschool groups offer - co op classes, field trips, clubs, sports, volunteer opps, etc.

Answer 6

See your friends when you can.

Check out if there are homeschool groups in your area where you can meet other homeschooled kids your age to spend time with when your school friends are in school.

Check out the library and see what kinds of programs they run for kids your age you might be interested in.

See if you can join a group, club, take a class, etc., in after-school programs or at a community center or church or something and get involved in things that peak your interest. See if a local communtiy center has social programs for kids your age.

Start volunteering with your free time, you'll do some good for your community and meet more people.

Answer 7

Join a co-op or go to school part-time [meaning, take a couple classes at a school] There's a bunch of stuff you could do besides these ideas; go to an art class, try out for a sports team, or do something you like doing, and invite other people, etc. I'm pretty sure you can think of something...

Answer 8

As my mother always told me "Join where you fit", meaning join an activity you enjoy, and connect.

Do you like sports? Play on a team, or just take a lesson.
Are you into art? Join an art club or class.
Or maybe choir? Church, community choir.
Do you enjoy leading? Volunteer to help assist with younger children.
You like little kids? Baby sit.

The list keeps on going and going.

Do you hang out with your friends after school hours? Or hang out on weekends?

Plan an activity for you all to do, i.e. movie, mall, water parks, sand volleyball, etc.

Answer 9

Everyone pretty much said it all. Find yourself something to do. Get creative. Join a homeschool co-op. There are plenty of positive things out there that you could involve yourself in.

Answer 10

then find yourself a life? maybe your homeschool program is not advanced enough for you. you know you make your own happiness. and believe it or not a little work will help you. too many people search for happiness in the wrong places...to many people search for happiness in recreation but what will really appease the soul is work, prayer or simply listening to music. try to find another program because mine is longer than 2 hours and i am a very advanced student.