Well, no, I was never home schooled but my son did not like the new school he went to when we relocated. After he told me the third time that he did not wish to attend the public school anymore, I could not find any other alternatives except GED and I wanted him to have a high school education and diploma. Well, I prayed about it and kept making calls here and there and found a private school not too far from us. He excelled there and has done quite well for himself.
What you can do now, Tara, is since you already had that home schooling, you know you missed out on some things, social things, etc., a lot, but you don't have to stay cooped up as it were. There are so many college courses that you can take, like going to specific institutes that are geared to one particular profession with up to 6 to 9 months total time in school; computer programming, cooking school (that is so fun), art school, ceramics, wedding planner, business, and the list is endless.
Start small and gain confidence and explore your horizons, get into something that you want to excel in and make a career of. It does not have to lead to 4 and 6 year college stints; it can just be a specific program geared to less time but a wonderful field of study that will help you to open up and stop thinking about constantly what you missed. You've got the answers at your fingertips and I would say do a YAHOO! search or Google search for schools that offer less class time but how to get a wonderful education is less time. Or you can just take classes here and there in painting, gems and cutting gems, where to find gems and precious stones (California and Oregon, Utah, Kansas, Michigan, like that) and how to go about making them into necklaces, rings, etc.
There's so much out there and you just need to level it to where you are comfortable and get more education. It does not have to be too extensive, but a small start seems in order for you. Change by moving passed the PAST, you know? Open new horizons for you. You're only 34, still very young and just start researching what field you want to get into. It's fun and it will give you confidence and take your mind off of the madness from your having left this cult of witlessness.
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