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I'm going to three and a half family gatherings over the
> long
> weekend, and it's really more than I can sail through serenely.

Betsy,
Ouch. This is what I'm looking forward to as well.
I usually end up insulting someone and it seems to bother me less and
less as the years go by.
I often let my son himself handle these things. When uncle Carl ( the
Nazi ) said
- what are you going to do when he has to learn about algorithms- -
Dylan piped up --Oh, Everybody knows that guy can't dance! ... ( sorry
Mr. Gore )

You have a right to defend yourself. You don't have to feel bad about
it.
Sometimes a loud " Why do you persist in being so rude?" quiets things
right down. ( or poison?)

Hang in there.
Deb L

Bridget

--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., ddzimlew@j... wrote:
>
> You have a right to defend yourself. You don't have to feel bad
about
> it.
> Sometimes a loud " Why do you persist in being so rude?" quiets
things
> right down. ( or poison?)
>

When Wyndham was little, preschool age, he learned E = M C squared
from a computer game. He sort of, kind of understood it but he could
spout it off flawlessly. HE shut down tons of adult criticism with
it.

So, if your kids are learning something way above where they "should
be" how about doing a little proactive bragging. Hit the nosy
relatives with a big gushy commentary on what they are doing these
days!

Bridget

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Lol! One of my father in law's concerns is that they'll learn
everything that they "need to know" too quick, and then they'll be so
far ahead and "then what will you do with them"? roflol!!!
Sheila

>
> So, if your kids are learning something way above where
they "should
> be" how about doing a little proactive bragging. Hit the nosy
> relatives with a big gushy commentary on what they are doing these
> days!
>
> Bridget