Three Sisters

Actually, there are four, but one isn't involved in this. Yet. They are all within five years of age, I think. All musicians, we all played in orchestras together as children. Three of the four, violin, viola, and 'cello, are married. Violin sister has one son, and expects her second child this summer. Viola and 'cello expect their first babies within a month of violin's. (They have some younger siblings, too, but the oldest of these is some eight years younger.)
I was chatting with 'cello. We've worked together, played together, and I called her up to see if she were interested in playing in the ensemble I'm putting together. (She is.) She and her two sisters have decided to homeschool. She tells me this because she knows (of course, we've known each other since we were children) that I was homeschooled. Everyone likes positive reinforcement. They are going to take turns. None of them have much money, and none are sure they can afford to stay home. But if they can get different work schedules, between the three (and the other sister, too, if she marries and has children, and she probably will, the family is LDS) they can cover their children all the time.
'Cello sister works right now as a lunch lady, and a music teacher in the elementary after school strings program. She hated public school, and she hates what she sees happening to the children she sees there. Her sisters all work in the same strings program, and all agree.
I bring this up because it occurs to me that it is another option for those who can't afford to homeschool. These days, the low-pay jobs many folks are stuck in require widly varying workweeks. If one mother can get Monday and Tuesday off, another Wednesday and Thursday, and the third, Friday and Saturday, and at least one father get a Sunday, then the children are covered. Ideal situation? Certainly not, but it's better than the alternatives.
"Keep in touch." I told her. "We're homeschooling our children, too." (I know her folks, with some kids still in the public schools, are going to see three of their four eldest's decision as a condemnation of their choices, at best. They'll all need encouragement.)
"At least I can be sure my children get a better education than I did." She said.