Julie Stauffer

I have decided to sidestep the entire home/unschooling issue with most of
the family. I just simply say.."Let's table this for the next 20 years,
then one of us can say 'I told you so.'" And when they try to argue about
it next year, I simply remind them that the issue has been tabled.

Julie

[email protected]

I know I am wayyyy behind on this one but this was just so
cute I had to write back.
I love this "table the subject" idea. I'm at the point now
where when people ask me
why I homeschool I usually just say Cuz I went to
conventional schools and I remember.
But family. Wow. Boy do they have a way of really getting
under your skin. When the
inlaws say something like How can you do this to her or
whatever I just shrug and say
Homeschooling works for us and smile. But then I seethe
for the rest of the day.
I like your way better. :)
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On 11/19/2001 at 7:07 PM [email protected]
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>Message: 23
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 12:53:03 -0600
From: "Julie Stauffer" <jnjstau@...>
Subject: Snappy comebacks

I have decided to sidestep the entire home/unschooling
issue with most of
the family. I just simply say.."Let's table this for the
next 20 years,
then one of us can say 'I told you so.'" And when they try
to argue about
it next year, I simply remind them that the issue has been
tabled.

Julie

Tia Leschke

>I'm at the point now
>where when people ask me
>why I homeschool I usually just say Cuz I went to
>conventional schools and I remember.

I often say that our three older ones all went to school and it served none
of them well.
Tia

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Tia Leschke
leschke@...
On Vancouver Island