Heather King
@heathercking.bsky.social
I talk about homeschool abuse and neglect awareness from someone who survived it.
Aspiring writer. Very queer.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kingh?r=1vmzk&utm_medium=ios
Aspiring writer. Very queer.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kingh?r=1vmzk&utm_medium=ios
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Today is #DayOfTheHomeschooledChild. A day to recognize the abuse and neglect that happens to homeschooled children due to a lack of regulation and community care. Homeschooled kids are uniquely at risk. My own childhood reflects that there aren't sufficient protections in place.
Historical romance has my whole heart and was where I fell in love with reading. I picked up my first Jane Austen novel decades ago, and decided I wanted to live in a world of opinionated women and forearms (IYKYK) and happily ever after's.
July 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Historical romance has my whole heart and was where I fell in love with reading. I picked up my first Jane Austen novel decades ago, and decided I wanted to live in a world of opinionated women and forearms (IYKYK) and happily ever after's.
Reposted by Heather King
Here are some homeschool alumni writers to follow! They're doing important work.
@abbinye.bsky.social
@homeiswherethehatredis.com
@fennicknym.bsky.social
@tialevingswriter.bsky.social
@caitwest.bsky.social
@heathercking.bsky.social
@elenatrueba.bsky.social
@dlmayfield.bsky.social
@abbinye.bsky.social
@homeiswherethehatredis.com
@fennicknym.bsky.social
@tialevingswriter.bsky.social
@caitwest.bsky.social
@heathercking.bsky.social
@elenatrueba.bsky.social
@dlmayfield.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Here are some homeschool alumni writers to follow! They're doing important work.
@abbinye.bsky.social
@homeiswherethehatredis.com
@fennicknym.bsky.social
@tialevingswriter.bsky.social
@caitwest.bsky.social
@heathercking.bsky.social
@elenatrueba.bsky.social
@dlmayfield.bsky.social
@abbinye.bsky.social
@homeiswherethehatredis.com
@fennicknym.bsky.social
@tialevingswriter.bsky.social
@caitwest.bsky.social
@heathercking.bsky.social
@elenatrueba.bsky.social
@dlmayfield.bsky.social
Homeschool chat and gay trending together feels appropriate 😅😅
May 22, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Homeschool chat and gay trending together feels appropriate 😅😅
This really gets to the heart of it. And ppl are always SHOCKED at how legal it is.
Not having the people responsible for delivering my daily academic education be my abusers. Plain and simple.
May 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This really gets to the heart of it. And ppl are always SHOCKED at how legal it is.
It’s what I missed when twitter became the bad place and I’m so happy to have this space to connect and share again!
Those are all of our questions for today. Thank you for taking part in our first #HomeschoolChat on Bluesky! We appreciate each of you for being here and sharing your experiences with us.
May 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
It’s what I missed when twitter became the bad place and I’m so happy to have this space to connect and share again!
A5: Lots of therapy. EMDR saved my life and healed me in ways I couldn’t have imagined. I am medicated and it’s an important part of recovery for me. I pay really close attention to my capacity and honor it. Finding glimmers of joy daily.
Q5: How do you take care of your mental health today? #HomeschoolChat
May 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A5: Lots of therapy. EMDR saved my life and healed me in ways I couldn’t have imagined. I am medicated and it’s an important part of recovery for me. I pay really close attention to my capacity and honor it. Finding glimmers of joy daily.
A4: Be an adult that kids feel comfortable and safe with. Openly talk about mental health and your own struggles with it. See kids as their own person and validate whatever they’re going through. #HomeschoolChat
Q4: What can relatives, friends, and community members do to support the mental health of the homeschooled kids they know? #HomeschoolChat
May 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
A4: Be an adult that kids feel comfortable and safe with. Openly talk about mental health and your own struggles with it. See kids as their own person and validate whatever they’re going through. #HomeschoolChat
A3: Anxiety and depression being openly talked about and normalized. And therapy.(I was an adult before I met anyone who went to therapy.) Having a safe adult I could talk to. Having the freedom to be a kid. Feeing like I had choices. #HomeschoolChat
Q3: If your mental health suffered because of homeschooling, what would have helped improve your situation? #HomeschoolChat
May 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
A3: Anxiety and depression being openly talked about and normalized. And therapy.(I was an adult before I met anyone who went to therapy.) Having a safe adult I could talk to. Having the freedom to be a kid. Feeing like I had choices. #HomeschoolChat
A2: It wasn’t. I don’t remember ever hearing it talked about. Hard things were either ignored or a sign that you weren’t trying hard enough to be a good Christian. I learned early on to never talk about my mental struggles to the adults around me.
#HomeschoolChat
#HomeschoolChat
Q2: How was mental health addressed in your family or your homeschool community? #HomeschoolChat
May 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A2: It wasn’t. I don’t remember ever hearing it talked about. Hard things were either ignored or a sign that you weren’t trying hard enough to be a good Christian. I learned early on to never talk about my mental struggles to the adults around me.
#HomeschoolChat
#HomeschoolChat
A1: Being homeschooled in a strict religious environment had such a major impact on my mental health that I’m still recovering from, decades later. I grew up very isolated from my peers and it made me a really anxious kid who was always trying to find where I belonged.
Q1: How has being homeschooled impacted your mental health? #HomeschoolChat
May 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
A1: Being homeschooled in a strict religious environment had such a major impact on my mental health that I’m still recovering from, decades later. I grew up very isolated from my peers and it made me a really anxious kid who was always trying to find where I belonged.
Heyyyyyy where my homeschool alum at???? See you there!
By homeschooled people, for homeschooled people 🫂
Join us here tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET for #HomeschoolChat, an online discussion for formerly homeschooled adults. We’ll be talking all things mental health. See you then!
Join us here tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET for #HomeschoolChat, an online discussion for formerly homeschooled adults. We’ll be talking all things mental health. See you then!
May 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Heyyyyyy where my homeschool alum at???? See you there!
Reposted by Heather King
i don’t understand when my fellow thirtysomethings panic about no longer understanding what the kids like and how they dress. the most perfect serenity ever devised by man or heaven is within reach and you’re pushing it away with both hands
May 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
i don’t understand when my fellow thirtysomethings panic about no longer understanding what the kids like and how they dress. the most perfect serenity ever devised by man or heaven is within reach and you’re pushing it away with both hands
Lord give me strength to scroll past homeschool moms posting where’s my gift during teacher appreciation week 😒😒😒😒😒 ask your husband susan
May 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Lord give me strength to scroll past homeschool moms posting where’s my gift during teacher appreciation week 😒😒😒😒😒 ask your husband susan
Reposted by Heather King
Teen girls are dying in emergency rooms from pregnancy sepsis because docs won't help them but sure let's invent an imaginary crisis about feminist boy guilt or whatever
It's a brutal time for young men, and to be raising one. The primary message they now is get is "YOU'RE BAD" without any meaningful attempt to offer healthy pathways beyond "Don't be a boy."
Absolutely perfect time for right wing monsters to sweep in with shitty answers.
Absolutely perfect time for right wing monsters to sweep in with shitty answers.
May 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Teen girls are dying in emergency rooms from pregnancy sepsis because docs won't help them but sure let's invent an imaginary crisis about feminist boy guilt or whatever
Went down a rabbit hole of niche internet drama and homeschool moms are freaking out that the price of their curriculums are about to go up. You love to see it.
May 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Went down a rabbit hole of niche internet drama and homeschool moms are freaking out that the price of their curriculums are about to go up. You love to see it.
I don’t engage with people who have nothing but criticism for harm reduction. It’s never the right or perfect enough solution for them.
You know what I needed as an abused homeschooled kid? Someone to give a damn. A step. A visit. A call. Contact with a mandatory reporter. A law passed. ANYTHING.
You know what I needed as an abused homeschooled kid? Someone to give a damn. A step. A visit. A call. Contact with a mandatory reporter. A law passed. ANYTHING.
May 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I don’t engage with people who have nothing but criticism for harm reduction. It’s never the right or perfect enough solution for them.
You know what I needed as an abused homeschooled kid? Someone to give a damn. A step. A visit. A call. Contact with a mandatory reporter. A law passed. ANYTHING.
You know what I needed as an abused homeschooled kid? Someone to give a damn. A step. A visit. A call. Contact with a mandatory reporter. A law passed. ANYTHING.
Reposted by Heather King
Today, I’m wearing green for the third annual #DayOfTheHomeschooledChild. I “made it” as a closeted gay homeschooled student.
Not everyone is so lucky.
Nationwide, it’s legal to pull your kids out of school and start homeschooling them at any time, with almost no exceptions.
Not everyone is so lucky.
Nationwide, it’s legal to pull your kids out of school and start homeschooling them at any time, with almost no exceptions.
April 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Today, I’m wearing green for the third annual #DayOfTheHomeschooledChild. I “made it” as a closeted gay homeschooled student.
Not everyone is so lucky.
Nationwide, it’s legal to pull your kids out of school and start homeschooling them at any time, with almost no exceptions.
Not everyone is so lucky.
Nationwide, it’s legal to pull your kids out of school and start homeschooling them at any time, with almost no exceptions.
Reposted by Heather King
It’s the #DayoftheHomeschooledChild when we recognize children who were kept away from school only to experience abuse and/or neglect at home.
Some, sadly, did not survive.
Be a #VoiceforReform and speak up for the rights of every child to receive a safe education.
Some, sadly, did not survive.
Be a #VoiceforReform and speak up for the rights of every child to receive a safe education.
April 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It’s the #DayoftheHomeschooledChild when we recognize children who were kept away from school only to experience abuse and/or neglect at home.
Some, sadly, did not survive.
Be a #VoiceforReform and speak up for the rights of every child to receive a safe education.
Some, sadly, did not survive.
Be a #VoiceforReform and speak up for the rights of every child to receive a safe education.
Today is #DayOfTheHomeschooledChild. A day to recognize the abuse and neglect that happens to homeschooled children due to a lack of regulation and community care. Homeschooled kids are uniquely at risk. My own childhood reflects that there aren't sufficient protections in place.
May 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Today is #DayOfTheHomeschooledChild. A day to recognize the abuse and neglect that happens to homeschooled children due to a lack of regulation and community care. Homeschooled kids are uniquely at risk. My own childhood reflects that there aren't sufficient protections in place.
It’s a very weird time to be someone who grew up in alt right homeschool communities. So many niche terms I grew up hearing are now mainstream which I’m glad it’s being talked about and hate that it’s relevant. It’s the worst kind of horror to have the world your parents promised you come to life.
February 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
It’s a very weird time to be someone who grew up in alt right homeschool communities. So many niche terms I grew up hearing are now mainstream which I’m glad it’s being talked about and hate that it’s relevant. It’s the worst kind of horror to have the world your parents promised you come to life.
I keep wanting to do the “you’re funny, thanks” trend but I fear mine is more sad than funny 😭😭😭😭
Raised in a cult problems lol
Raised in a cult problems lol
February 2, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I keep wanting to do the “you’re funny, thanks” trend but I fear mine is more sad than funny 😭😭😭😭
Raised in a cult problems lol
Raised in a cult problems lol
Reposted by Heather King
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Our goal is to educate folks on anti-racism, shared humanity, and collective liberation, which feels more important than ever. Would you chip in + boost?
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January 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Happy Black History Month! Celebrating early with a jump start on our patron drive and fundraiser for White Homework!
Our goal is to educate folks on anti-racism, shared humanity, and collective liberation, which feels more important than ever. Would you chip in + boost?
www.whitehomework.com
Our goal is to educate folks on anti-racism, shared humanity, and collective liberation, which feels more important than ever. Would you chip in + boost?
www.whitehomework.com
I love when homeschool parents tell me, an alumni, about HSLDA like it’s something I’m not aware of.
Ma’am I had their number memorized as a child. (My mom was convinced CPS could come at any moment. They did not. Nobody cared that we homeschooled)
Ma’am I had their number memorized as a child. (My mom was convinced CPS could come at any moment. They did not. Nobody cared that we homeschooled)
February 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I love when homeschool parents tell me, an alumni, about HSLDA like it’s something I’m not aware of.
Ma’am I had their number memorized as a child. (My mom was convinced CPS could come at any moment. They did not. Nobody cared that we homeschooled)
Ma’am I had their number memorized as a child. (My mom was convinced CPS could come at any moment. They did not. Nobody cared that we homeschooled)