Posted on : 05-Sep-2010 | By : Amber | In : general complaining, homeschooling, zombies
Seriously. I need to be rich. I’m buying my girls’ books for this school year. Yes, I’m buying them in September, yes, it’s late, quit yelling at me. I’ve got one in third grade and one in tenth grade, and it’s like buying college textbooks. ONE of B’s books costs more than the most expensive college text I ever purchased, and I was a snob and bought a lot of new books, and no, I’m not THAT old.
I already pay taxes for the public school system I don’t use, and before you ask, no, I don’t get any of it back. There’s no tax credit for having the sense to avoid the local school system here. You’d think I could get some sort of discount somewhere, you know? “Hello, I’m homeschooling and poor, can I have a discount?”
Note: Apple gives homeschoolers their educator’s discount. That’s why I love them and why I’m writing this on a MacBook. No, I don’t get paid to say that, but if they wanted to throw a new iPad my way, I’d take it.
Ok, I’m not actually poor, but since I’m homeschooling I don’t work outside of freelancing writing, and that’s not exactly putting me in contention with JK Rowling for earnings. I should totally write a survival guide for zombies – not for the zombies but for surviving the zombies. The zombies probably can’t read anymore, because their brains are turning to mush.