Candice Hunter Kennedy from Verona, Kentucky, is homeschooling her 8-year-old son Ben. As part of his homeschooling, Candice asks him to write a small entry into a journal. On the first day of homeschool, Ben’s entry into his journal was particularly fitting, and when Candice shared it on Facebook, it went viral quickly. “Y’all I’m dying!!!” the mom writes while sharing a photo of Ben’s writing. “This is Ben’s journal entry from Monday about our first ‘homed school’ day. That last sentence.” So, what did Ben write? “It is not going good. My mom’s getting stressed out. My mom is really getting confused. We took a break so my mom can figure this stuff out. I’m telling you it is not going good.” Since the post was shared on March 19th it has been shared 300,000 times, with 15,000 comments all empathizing with Candice’s stressful situation. And Ben’s honesty. At least we’re not alone in all this.
