[email protected]

In a message dated 7/19/2002 1:47:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:


> yeah, poetry...or inspiring or beautiful quotations....
>

Hi all, I've been lurking for awhile now (Dani in FL, mom to Izzy -9 and
Lilly-weeks from 5) but had to jump in on this one...one of my mom's favorite
gifts was one I made (and as an adult mind you) from lace & matting board
from the recycling center and a gold paint pen written in calligraphy style:

"You may touch the dust,
But please refrain from writing in it.

~Thank you"

She has it hanging in her kitchen right next to "Dull women have immaculate
houses." LOL

This is a great group and I gather lots of good ideas. I'll try to be a good
contributor in the future (I know it's not fair just to lurk and benefit
without giving some back!)

~Dani


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gr_8_mom

Oh, Dani, your mom and would get along fabulously!! Don't write in
the dust, that's priceless!!!!
Katy C.
--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., danidawn@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 7/19/2002 1:47:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> Unschooling-dotcom@y... writes:
>
>
> > yeah, poetry...or inspiring or beautiful quotations....
> >
>
> Hi all, I've been lurking for awhile now (Dani in FL, mom to Izzy -
9 and
> Lilly-weeks from 5) but had to jump in on this one...one of my
mom's favorite
> gifts was one I made (and as an adult mind you) from lace & matting
board
> from the recycling center and a gold paint pen written in
calligraphy style:
>
> "You may touch the dust,
> But please refrain from writing in it.
>
> ~Thank you"
>
> She has it hanging in her kitchen right next to "Dull women have
immaculate
> houses." LOL
>
> This is a great group and I gather lots of good ideas. I'll try to
be a good
> contributor in the future (I know it's not fair just to lurk and
benefit
> without giving some back!)
>
> ~Dani
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Alan & Brenda Leonard

> He is very creative, is teaching himself to play the
> guitar and writes his own music. He is somewhat a
> loner, his best friend is his 17 year old homeschooled
> brother. My feelings on the subject are that he needs
> to heal himself from his long school career which was
> one of ridicule from both teachers as well as
> students, and that I should allow him to progress at
> his own rate. My gut tells me he needs the closeness
> of the family. My family tells me I am being too
> protective.

I've never thought there was anything magic about 18 that people should
suddenly know what they wish to do with their lives. If he's happy at home
and not a problem to have around, I don't see anything wrong with that.
Maybe in a year or two he'll have some ideas about the future. If we are
willing to wait for our children to be ready to read, then why not be
willing to wait for them to be ready to leave?

brenda

[email protected]

In a message dated 7/19/02 9:29:18 AM Central Daylight Time,
abtleo@... writes:


>
> > He is very creative, is teaching himself to play the
> > guitar and writes his own music. He is somewhat a
> > loner, his best friend is his 17 year old homeschooled
> > brother. My feelings on the subject are that he needs
> > to heal himself from his long school career which was
> > one of ridicule from both teachers as well as
> > students, and that I should allow him to progress at
> > his own rate. My gut tells me he needs the closeness
> > of the family. My family tells me I am being too
> > protective.
>
> I've never thought there was anything magic about 18 that people should
> suddenly know what they wish to do with their lives. If he's happy at home
> and not a problem to have around, I don't see anything wrong with that.
> Maybe in a year or two he'll have some ideas about the future. If we are
> willing to wait for our children to be ready to read, then why not be
> willing to wait for them to be ready to leave?
>
> brenda

Heck! I want my kids to stay at home, or at least come back after they have
tons of great adventures. My dream is a rambling old farm house, with huge
rooms, tons of sunny windows for all my plants, big wrap-around-porch, shade
trees for tree houses and tire swings, a creek somewhere on the property, and
both my kids, their significant others, and their kids. That's what I want.
~Nancy


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Gina Loree Marks

ME TOO!!!!!

Gina

> Heck! I want my kids to stay at home, or at least
> come back after they have
> tons of great adventures. My dream is a rambling old
> farm house, with huge
> rooms, tons of sunny windows for all my plants, big
> wrap-around-porch, shade
> trees for tree houses and tire swings, a creek
> somewhere on the property, and
> both my kids, their significant others, and their
> kids. That's what I want.
> ~Nancy


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