lllll Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 (edited) .. Edited January 3, 2013 by ksva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich with Kids Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I completely agree with the college thing. I have one that wants to go into the military. I also have one that is a brilliant artist. And to be honest? I know what went on in my college experience 18 years ago and I'm shocked to hear how much wilder it has become. It's shocking that I graduated from high school and college with the limited education I feel I received. I have learned so much in the 5 years we've been homeschooling. College is not a necessity to me anymore. I am letting them choose their own path. We are teaching them, at the moment, that suburbia and the 9 to 5 (that DH and I grew up in) is not the only way to go. We've sold our house and are in the process of getting DH back into what he loves to do. So, we aren't scared one tiny bit. We are doing what is right for our family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Yeah. I've noticed this. It's in some way anti-social to live the way you think is best. It *is* socially appropriate to be as exhausted and frustrated as everyone else around. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I think the difference is that you (and many of us too) are doing things primarily for positive reasons instead of negative ones. Sometimes people get so caught up in the negative reasons (what they are avoiding) that they forget the positive ones (what they are seeking). Your post was a good reminder of the things we are seeking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AnnetteB Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 We, too, have never been motivated by fear! I like to think that our motivation is love, but that is more of a threat to people who are taking another path. My mil said once that we are "coccooning" and the way she used it made me think that she thinks I am afraid to go out into the world :glare: Her own parenting style was/is that they "have to learn how to cope in the real world and the sooner the better." Thanks for your post. We also, sadly, gave up on church attendance. We got tired of having to "debrief" the dc every Sunday afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Thanks ladies. Once again you all have said it so much better than I could have. And so much more concisely, too. Thanks again. :) I *loved* the way you said it! Good for you for standing up for what's right for your family! Chelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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