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We were at dinner tonight and got talking about the Peabody
Conference, how much dh enjoyed meeting the "guys" and how he had
been hesitant to go, not knowing what to expect etc. He's had some
time to process it, and has been reading on Ben's SSUDS group. He
told about some of the guys he met in the dads group, and how maybe
we can try to hook up with people when we're camping (or plan our
camping trips around visiting people eventually). Then he talked
about how so many of the people we know ("old" friends, not
unschoolers), people we hardly ever see, people we thought were
friends have been so hard to get together with. It seems that WE'RE
always the ones making the effort. I said, well we've got a who
bunch of NEW unschooler friends all over the country (and the world
for that matter!) and if you want to meet them in one place, the L&L
Conference is in NM in Sep.

Well, I about fell off my chair when he said "sure, why not! We
could do that!"

I was SO excited, but.....my dd does NOT want to go. We were in a
restaurant, so I couldn't really have a meaningful conversation with
her about it, but I WILL later on when we can have some quiet time
together. I'm trying not to be upset, but inside, I'll admit, I
AM. Part of me is saying, "hey! That's the WHOLE POINT of pulling
you out of school, and deschooling, healing, trying to live a joyful
life" etc, but I don't think she has any concept at all of
the "living a joyful unschooling life" that I see as what I want for
our family! Yes, if we had ALWAYS lived this way, it would be
second nature or not even an issue, but it's still foreign to her.
Also, she's an introvert, hates transitions and new places etc.

So, I'm SO happy, but also VERY discouraged at the same time. Any
words of wisdom to help me put this in perspective and address it in
a meaningful way when we're able to talk about it?
Jann