July 6th, 2009

...you and your friends play "how many presidents can you name?" voluntarily.

July 5th, 2009

...you insist you're not an adult when you turn 18 because that's just an arbitrary number assigned by the government. Real adulthood is earned, not arrived at.

July 4th, 2009

...you insist that the official American "Independence Day" is July 2nd, not July 4th.

July 3rd, 2009

...your four-year-old brother can answer the "socialization" question. (Submitted by MK)

July 2nd, 2009

...you'd be labeled ADD or ADHD if you were put in public school.

July 1st, 2009

...you are fully qualified to be a mother at age ten.

June 30th, 2009

...you think myspace is of the devil.

June 29th, 2009

...you have so many babysitting requests you form a referral business, turn the job into a unit study on business and economics, incorporate after discovering this is the best way to grow your company, start an international chain, and become a multimillionaire. Oh, and you also get credit for home ec. (Idea submitted by MK)

June 28th, 2009

...your first question was "Michael WHO?!"

June 27th, 2009

...you've changed FAR more diapers than the average day care worker. (Submitted by MK)

June 26th, 2009

...you're upset you're going to be missing a lecture on anthropology for The Truth Project while you're away at summer camp.

June 25th, 2009

...you're thrilled when you get nothing but books for your birthday.

June 24th, 2009

...you can recite any Calvin and Hobbes strip on demand.

June 23rd, 2009

...you have to move dirty laundry off your desk to do schoolwork. (Submitted by MK)

June 22nd, 2009

...you don't know the words to a single hip-hop song--but you memorized all of Shakespeare's sonnets one summer...for fun.

June 21st, 2009

...you never get a snow day. (Submitted by MK)

June 20th, 2009

...you get confused when kids ask how long you spend on homework. (Submitted by JD)

June 19th, 2009

...you organize the money in your wallet by serial number.

June 18th, 2009

...your heroes are all dead.

June 17th, 2009

...you and your friends FAIL at impromptu planning.

June 16th, 2009

...you didn't own a cell phone until you were leaving for college.

June 15th, 2009

...everyone asks you if you do school in your pajamas.

June 14th, 2009

...everyone asks you if you do school in your pajamas.

June 13th, 2009

...you look forward to living in a dorm because of all the "peace and quiet."

June 12th, 2009

...you plan on putting a bumper sticker on your car that says "Follow me to the library."

June 11th, 2009

..."unsocialized" is a compliment.

June 10th, 2009

...you have an A in your class and you ask what you can do for extra credit.

June 9th, 2009

...your teacher and principal are married.

June 8th, 2009

...you have a graduating class of one.

June 7th, 2009

...your idea of a graduation entails a ceremony, dinner, and dancing until midnight!

June 6th, 2009

...you're busy during the summer than you are during the year.

June 5th, 2009

...you have at least one day of the week where you never leave the house.

June 4th, 2009

...you and your friends eagerly look forward to the next Pixar film.

June 3rd, 2009

...when you say "I was tripping," you mean you almost fell over.

June 2nd, 2009

...you forget to write your name on your homework and it's no problem.

June 1st, 2009

...you have no idea how to describe your school schedule.

May 31st, 2009

...you have to be told to think INSIDE the box.

May 30th, 2009

...your idea of a good time is a copy of Augustine, Schaeffer, and Calvin and a cup of tea.

May 29th, 2009

...when you ask a girl if she wants to get together and "study chemistry," you mean you're both having trouble and there's a test coming up.

May 28th, 2009

...your idea of a great pick-up line is "What's your spiritual gift? Because mine's prophesy, and I see you and me together."

May 27th, 2009

...your house could be mistaken for a musical theater production.

May 26th, 2009

...your house has been mistaken for an insane asylum.

May 25th, 2009

...your house has been mistaken for a rummage sale.

May 24th, 2009

...your house could be mistaken for a petting zoo.

May 23, 2009

...the team members on your sports team are ages 8-18.

May 22nd, 2009

...at one point, your best friend was a character from a book.

May 21st, 2009

..."family planning" means figuring out how to get everyone where they need to be each weekend.

May 20th, 2009

...you dream of someday owning a 12-passenger van to hold all of your kids.

May 19th, 2009

...you tell people you're homeschooled just to see their reaction.

May 18th, 2009

...you've almost gotten into a fistfight with someone because they said big families were weird.

May 17th, 2009

...you're on a first-name basis with your librarian, but you've never seen her face behind that stack of books you're checking out every time.

May 16th, 2009

...you cried when Mr. Rogers died.

May 15th, 2009

...you still laugh at old children's books like "Amelia Bedelia" and "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile."

May 14th, 2009

...you have more than one bookshelf in your room. And you use them to hold books.

May 13th, 2009

...your family enjoys having conversations. With each other.

May 12th, 2009

...the most exciting part of your day is gettting the mail.

May 11th, 2009

...you have to explain to "outsiders," what each class you're taking entails.

May 10th, 2009

...you discuss the curriculum you like and don't like with your other homeschooled friends.

May 9th, 2009

...you analyze the worldview of the shows your younger siblings watch.

May 8th, 2009

...you knew and made sure to inform everyone yesterday was "Odd Day," one of six this century, where the date is three consecutive odd numbers. 5/7/09.

May 7th, 2009

...your younger siblings randomly spout school-related information they've heard you discussing.

May 6th, 2009

...you're reading three biographies, and only one of them was assigned schoolwork.

May 5th, 2009

...your walls are covered with educational posters.

May 4th, 2009

...your parents' biggest threat is "I'll put you in public school!"

May 3rd, 2009

...you HAVE a favorite historical character.

May 2nd, 2009

...you have to explain your answer when asked who your favorite historical character is.

May 1st, 2009

...teens around you talk about ditching for a May Day Rally and you have no concept of (1) what "ditching" is; and (2) what May Day is all about.

April 30th, 2009

...when your parents know all your friends. AND their parents.

April 29th, 2009

...you get into heated discussions with your friends over the worldviews of Barney and Mr. Rodger's Neighborhood.

April 28th, 2009

...you have to think when people ask you your age, grade, or the year you were born.

April 13, 2009

..."pot" is something you cook food in for home ec, chemistry, biology, and cooking. "Weed" is something you pull in the garden you're growing for credit in home ec, PE (raking is tough work, you know!), biology, chemistry (pH of the soil), photography, journaling...

April 12th, 2009 (Happy Resurrection Sunday!)

...you spend more time at church than at home.

April 10th, 2009

...you're more likely to carry on a conversation with an adult than with someone your own age.

April 9th, 2009

...school isn't something you do--it's a lifestyle.

April 8th, 2009

...one assignment gets you credit in three subjects.

April 7th, 2009

...housecleaning counts as PE.

April 6th, 2009

...every trip is a field trip!

April 5th, 2009

...you and your best friends have the same last name.