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I’m Trish Corlew, a Messianic wife and mother, and a formersweet-tea-now-Zevia-Energy drinking Southern girl who was born and raised on the coast of North Carolina and moved to Tennessee when I was 18. Yes, I have an accent, a strange, thick one at that! Most people can’t exactly place it because not only is it a crazy mix of coastal NC and rural TN but I live four miles north of Mississippi. Let’s talk about a southern drawl y’all!! I’m the owner of Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers.

I’ve been married to my amazingly supportive, long-suffering (because, y’all, I am not particularly easy to live with- just ask him… well maybe not!) husband, David, for almost half my life – since 1997. Together we have three weird, unsocialized homeschooled kids. Our household is completed by four cats, one blind, very old and precious Australian Shepherd, seven chickens, and three horses! I’m still trying to decide between my title being crazy cat lady and crazy chicken lady, now that my crazy homeschooling lady title is about to expire! I might just have to be the crazy chicken-loving, cat lady!

I’ve homeschooled our kids for more than a decade now, and I don’t really think they’re weird or unsocialized. (Well, maybe a little bit weird, but that’s more because they have me for a mom than the fact that they’re homeschoolers.) I just like mocking the stereotypes.

I LOVE to travel, work in the garden (well, I love to eat fresh veggies, so I tolerate working in the garden) and can regularly be found trying to learn something new!

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Meet The Team

Katie Gustafson has been a member of the world of “weird, unsocialized homeschoolers” for a long time–first as an alumnus and now as a homeschooling mom to a fiercely fun little girl! She’s very into anything creative, especially writing, dancing, and painting. She’s also particularly passionate about literature and owns more books than she will probably ever be able to read. However, she reassures herself with the belief that, in the event of a digital apocalypse, she’s cultivating a much-needed physical library for future generations. Katie is happy to contribute articles to Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers, Hip Homeschool Moms and Sparketh. She also has a personal blog on writewhereuare.com.

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Rachel Lance recently returned to homeschooling when the COVID crisis accelerated her plans to start back up after finishing her doctorate. Ready or not, she’s all in on this life-long learning journey with her husband, their two kids, and one impertinent rabbit. Together, they love a good long road trip, camping, hiking, coffee, libraries, and gardening.

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Samantha LaMay gets to be married to her delicious high school sweetheart, and they’ve made 4 of the most rad humans to ever grace the planet. She has a BS in psychology, is a proud veteran’s wife, and believes there’s nothing that can’t be solved by a hot shower and a marathon of Friends. She loves Jesus, Joanna Gaines, babies, and Trader Joe’s. xoxo

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Sara Jordan is a homeschooling mom of three creative girls. They believe in literature-rich learning with living books. Relaxed, delight-directed learning is their approach, so they follow interests and explore ideas to encourage a lifelong love of learning. Their emphasis is on nurturing creativity, curiosity, character, and connection. Sara is an author/speaker/consultant who loves to inspire other homeschool moms on her blog, Heart and Soul Homeschooling, and with the resources she creates in the Heart and Soul Homeschooling shop. You can find her on Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter.

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