Love In A Time Of Homeschooling (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
And if I ever have kids, maybe I’ll homeschool them for a while. JULIA WHEN I LOOK BACK AT OUR YEAR OF HOMESCHOOLING, one memory stands out. Julia is riding a bicycle on our country road. The bike is typical Wal-Mart fare: purple and pink with bright white tires and silvery ribbons that stream from the handlebars. It’s too small for Julia, whose knees rise at right angles as she pedals very slowly, not fast enough for the wind to lift her hair. “Pedal faster, Julia.” I am jogging at her side in blue jeans and sandals, sweating through a Mr. Whippy T-shirt as I hold on to the right handlebar. “You’ve got your balance now. I’m going to let go for three seconds.” “Don’t let go, Mom!” “Just for three seconds.” I let go and count three milliseconds aloud, grabbing the handlebar before Julia topples to the left. A pickup truck approaches behind us, and we steer her bike over to the tall grass mingled with Queen Anne’s Lace at the side of the road. The stranger in the truck waves as he passes, and I wave back.
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