sara_boheme

I want to thank the responders to my original post. THANK YOU for
your time and wisdom. :)
But I also want to add that I think the issue I'm more concerned
about is that she (dd)feels lonely. She has a limited # of friends,
(which is fine - I try to explain to her that quantity is not the
same as quality) and the friends she has are from more rigid
homeschool families, so we have to "plan" time to see them and it's
not often. She wants more friends her age, but how does she
naturally go about making them? All the suggestions I offered were
ways she could meet more people and then perhaps connect with
someone. She is shy and reserved and doesn't like to hang out at the
mall or what have you. We do tons of stuff together that she and I
both enjoy: libaray, shopping, swimming pool, berry picking,
crafting, park days, etc. She has interetsts that she follows. I'm
not as worried about that. For the most part we live a very free and
unprocessed life, it's the fact that she feels lonely sometimes and
wishes she had more friends. Again, I think this is because she
can't see her best friend as often, and it breaks my heart. I know
that being involved in an activity is no guarantee that she will
make friends, and I treasure the time that I spend with her because
she considers me a friend. It boils down to the fact that when your
children are sad, you are sad. I just want to help her in some way.
I am trying to find more unschoolers in our area for both of us!

Peace,

Sara