Sweet 13 Bonus: Nobody Likes School Anymore

Meredith is one of the friends who said yes before there was anything to say yes to. Felice knew her from speaking at homeschool conferences, asked her to podcast, and Finish Well has been here ever since.

For the thirteenth birthday, every host on the network answers one real question. Here is hers, and it is the one people do not like to say out loud.

Her question: “Nobody in your house likes school anymore. Including you.”

She names the symptoms first — the grumpiness, the complaining, the exhaustion, the bickering, the dread of school time — and then gives the three moves: refresh, renew, restore. And she warns you off the thing you will instinctively reach for, because vegging out all day makes the lethargy worse, not better. The clip comes from Refresh, Renew, & Restore Your Home School.

Also in this episode: Felice Gerwitz on whether to homeschool at all · Hal and Melanie Young on boys who will not sit still · Dr. Melanie Wilson on why you are already behind · the 7Sisters on the high school transcript · Sue Myers on a fever and a two-year-old · Meryl van der Merwe on teenagers and AI · Lisa Nehring on life skills before they launch.

🎂 The Sweet 13 Giveaway is open. More than $1,500 in prizes, four drawings across October, and a free party favor for everyone who enters. Enter at ultimateradioshow.com/sweet-13 — October 1 through 29. No purchase necessary, US residents 18+, official rules here.

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