Danielle Busby Admits She Wants to Quit Homeschooling: “Some Days I Wonder If I’m Capable of More”

She makes six kids look easy — the smiles, the schedules, the perfectly chaotic Busby mornings. But this month, Danielle Busby said the quiet part out loud. On the latest episode of her and Adam’s More Than Reality podcast, the OutDaughtered mom admitted something no one expected: some days, she wants to quit homeschooling altogether.

And fans are split right down the middle over what she said next.

“Some Days End With Five Girls Writing Essays”

One month into homeschooling the quintuplets, Danielle is getting very real about what this season actually looks like. According to the show notes for Episode 103, “Homeschooling 5 Kids Is Hard… But This Is Why We Chose It,” some days are genuinely rewarding. But some days end with five girls writing essays because nobody will stop bickering.

Yes — essays. As punishment. For bickering. If that doesn’t tell you everything about sixth grade times five, nothing will.

“I Feel Overwhelmed… I Want to Quit”

Danielle didn’t sugarcoat it. According to reports from the episode, she admitted that some days she feels overwhelmed, wants to quit, and even wonders if she’s capable of doing more — questioning whether she is the right person for this job at all.

Think about that for a second. This is a woman who has managed a household of eight, a career, a reality show, and a decade-long mystery illness — all while smiling for the cameras. And teaching five 11-year-olds at home is the thing that finally made her ask, “Am I capable?”

Why She Keeps Going Anyway

But here’s what stopped the episode from becoming a goodbye to homeschooling: Danielle says she believes God keeps reminding her why He called her to this season in the first place. In the middle of the exhaustion, she told listeners, the girls may need her presence now more than ever.

And it’s not like the experiment is failing. The family is using a co-op setup — the girls learn at home but take some subjects in more of a classroom setting — which Adam and Danielle chose after months of prayer and research, partly to support the girls’ different learning needs, including dyslexia support, and partly to protect them from the pressures of middle school.

The Backlash Hasn’t Stopped

Of course, the internet had opinions. When Danielle first shared a homeschooling update earlier this month, fans flooded the comments — some cheering her on, others calling the whole thing a mistake. Critics argue five preteen girls need real classrooms, real teachers, and real social lives. Supporters say Danielle knows her kids better than any stranger online.

According to reports, Adam has pushed back too, pointing to conversations he’s had with homeschooled kids and insisting the statistics are on their side. But the debate keeps raging every time Danielle posts an update.

What’s Actually Working

Strip away the drama and there’s a quieter story here: a family figuring it out. Danielle recently told fans the quints are adjusting to their new school days. The girls have started youth group. Adam — who once joked he might become “Principal Dad” — is fully in the trenches with her. And the same episode that carried Danielle’s confession also carried Adam getting emotional reading encouraging comments from listeners, and a New York trip that Danielle and a friend may have officially hijacked.

Chaos, faith, essays as punishment, and a mom brave enough to say “I don’t know if I can do this” out loud. That’s not a failure story. That’s the most honest chapter of the Busby story yet.

So tell us: should Danielle stick with homeschooling through sixth grade — or is it time to send the quints back to a real classroom? Are you Team “Keep Homeschooling” or Team “Send Them Back”? Drop your side below and tell us why.