As a new homeschool mom I saw the ad for a homeschool convention in my state and was over-the-moon excited. I wrangled my kids and husband and was planning for weeks, no months, ahead of time for this long-needed getaway. I had marked down several speakers I wanted to hear and my husband promised to watch the kids for me during those sessions. I even agreed to watch the kids while he attended a few sessions exclusively for dads. Not only that, tons of kid-friendly activities were available. Some were paid options and some free. Once my son was signed up for the chess tournament and his younger brother for the children's program, I began looking for something for my daughter. I perused the convention website, probably dozens of times, and subscribed to some of the vendor websites that intrigued me. One stressful homeschool morning, instead of pulling out my hair when my two youngest refused to do their schoolwork, I put on a YouTube video and went to my room to get myself to...