Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Triangulation and other Pschological Terms

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> . I really and
> truly wonder how many others are listening but afraid to post because
> they don't want to incur the wrath of Sandra - I know of one personally...
> Bridget
>
I believe in psychology this constant referring to what one knows another
person feels and believes and being intimately involved in conversations that
involve gossip of another person is called Triangulation. Anyway that's what
I learned in my pschology classes.

I've read with both personal and professional interest some of the things you
have written about your family since joining this list. For a family with so
much "addiction", "dysfunction", "compulsive behaviors" "co-dependency
problems", "insecurity issues", (all this gleaned from having an outside
perspective on the information provided by the source). I, for one, would be
grateful to others who would share their thoughts and suggestions about how
my life could be enhanced by changing some of my own beliefs and behaviors.

As in the past when someone has shared their opinion with the group about the
content of your writings I expect to have some backlash from you as to how
I'm wrong, misunderstand you, don't know your family, don't understand your
situation etc etc. My opinions are based on the information you have given
to this list over the past week.

In the work I do, I meet with many seriously dysfunctional families that do
not realize there are many more underlying problems than the ones you have
touched on the surface.

I personally am grateful to Sandra and Lynda for their thoughts and their
well written e-mails, as I am to Julie, Wendy, Brenda and others that have
posted information on the process of deschooling. As I come to the end of my
first full week unschooling I'm learning more and more from both these women
on how I can turn my life into an unschooling experience. It doesn't mean
I'll do it all today, but I'm open and willing to learn.

Take what you want and leave the rest (as they say in the programs)

Dawn