Robyn

I talked to my father today about my decision and he like most people
had a few things to say. He told me after all he said that it was
just an opinion and I can take from it what I paid for it LOL. So
even though he said things I didnt totally see eye to eye with him on
he was totally supportive of me.. I am just now developing a
relationship with him and this is so much what I needed.

I am not going to go into what he said because I know it was because
he doesnt really know what unschooling is. And he wants what is best
for his grandkids. Nothing was bad mind you..

Well what made me to most excited and happy was I discussed with him
the conference.. I so so so want to go but have no money. We have had
a lot of unexpected expenses come up recently.. My eye being the most
recent. We have no health insurance for Kheled and myself so
everything is out of pocket. Plus we need to repair the car.

Well anyways.. I told him the total cost I needed to cover and he
talked to his fiance (they getting married tomorrow in Vegas) and are
going to see if they can do.. Jolene said if this is something that
needs to be done then we do it. He has his own business and he has
had a rough year so far.. But he said as long as he could pay on
credit card he might be able to do it.. He is buying a $7000 engine on
next Friday and that is what is putting it on hold.

I hope my family can still go even if we end up only being able to pay
on the last possible day.. July 31st right?

I also called my mom and she was going to see what she could do too..
I love that they love me enough to support me and my family in what is
important to us.

Ren Allen

~~He told me after all he said that it was
just an opinion and I can take from it what I paid for it LOL.~~

I realize it takes a lot of time and living this lifestyle to help
convince family sometimes...BUT,
it's not "just" an opinion. We're actually living the unschooling
lifestlye.
And people giving freely of their time, does not lessen the value of
guidance and information. If what you pay was the factor we used to
create value, then every rape crisis center, hospice caregive and
peace corp worker would be valueless.

We all know that some of the most valuable gifts have no monetary
value connected to them. I like to think this list is one such
provision in this world.

Ren
learninginfreedom.com

Robyn

--- In [email protected], "Ren Allen"
<starsuncloud@...> wrote:
>
> ~~He told me after all he said that it was
> just an opinion and I can take from it what I paid for it LOL.~~
>
> I realize it takes a lot of time and living this lifestyle to help
> convince family sometimes...BUT,
> it's not "just" an opinion. We're actually living the unschooling
> lifestlye.
> And people giving freely of their time, does not lessen the value of
> guidance and information. If what you pay was the factor we used to
> create value, then every rape crisis center, hospice caregive and
> peace corp worker would be valueless.
>
> We all know that some of the most valuable gifts have no monetary
> value connected to them. I like to think this list is one such
> provision in this world.
>
> Ren
> learninginfreedom.com
>

I am not quite sure what you meant by all this.. He meant everything
that he said was just his opinion and that I could take from it what I
wanted. Basically saying he wasnt telling me what to do just what he
felt and that he agreed with me that my kids needed something more
then what the school can offer. I hope you didnt think he said that
what people were saying about unschooling was just an opinion.

Ren Allen

~~I hope you didnt think he said that
what people were saying about unschooling was just an opinion.~~

Yeah, it sounded like he thought you had gotten information that was
just an opinion....but it doesn't really matter what I think. It's
cool that he's willing to support you either way!:)

Ren
learninginfreedom.com