The Moms Who Homeschool So They Won't Be Lonely
A growing number of moms are homeschooling to avoid being alone all day
To curb my phone addiction, I deleted Twitter off my phone, figuring that if I was only able to access it on desktop, I would think twice before opening it. I mean, if you have a funny thought, is it really funny enough to warrant going all the way downstairs to get your laptop? On second thought…
Anyway, an unexpected (and by that I mean, extremely predictable, actually) side effect of no longer being addicted to Twitter is that now, I sometimes absent-mindedly open my phone and go on Facebook. Yes, the app full of people who don’t exist, trying to scam each other.
But because of the way the Meta algorithm works, most of the content I see is at least somewhat tailored to my interests. My personal Facebook is basically inactive, but on the occasion that I post or search anything there, it’s usually related to parenting. As a result, almost all the Facebook Reels I see are parenting-related. And since I’ve been watching more of them, I’ve come across one troubling trend: moms who are homeschooling specifically to avoid being lonely after their kids reach school age, and encouraging other moms to do the same.
