Overheard in a restaurant
Pam Sorooshian
We see so many AWFUL parenting examples in public places - this was a very
very nice encounter:
I was in a restaurant last week and admiring the grandparents, parents
and 3 little children at the table next to us -- enjoying watching and
listening to the sweet way they all were with each other.
As we were leaving, I heard the dad say to the grandparents, "Well, we're
thinking about homeschooling - just keeping on doing what we've been doing
seems like a good idea to us." OF COURSE, I stopped to eavesdrop - <G>
The mom said, "Seems like they're all learning all the time already and we
don't see why we need to send them off to school."
Grandpa said, "Sounds like a GREAT idea to me."
Grandma said, "Me too."
I didn't say anything - just walked on - but I wanted to give them the
grandparents/parents of the year award right then and there.
--pam
Pam Sorooshian
National Home Education Network
www.NHEN.org
Changing the Way the World Sees Homeschooling
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very nice encounter:
I was in a restaurant last week and admiring the grandparents, parents
and 3 little children at the table next to us -- enjoying watching and
listening to the sweet way they all were with each other.
As we were leaving, I heard the dad say to the grandparents, "Well, we're
thinking about homeschooling - just keeping on doing what we've been doing
seems like a good idea to us." OF COURSE, I stopped to eavesdrop - <G>
The mom said, "Seems like they're all learning all the time already and we
don't see why we need to send them off to school."
Grandpa said, "Sounds like a GREAT idea to me."
Grandma said, "Me too."
I didn't say anything - just walked on - but I wanted to give them the
grandparents/parents of the year award right then and there.
--pam
Pam Sorooshian
National Home Education Network
www.NHEN.org
Changing the Way the World Sees Homeschooling
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In a message dated 12/10/2002 1:50:26 AM Central Standard Time,
pamsoroosh@... writes:
That's kinda the response I got from my dad, though.
I wish you *had* been able to speak to those folks! Thanks for sharing it.
Tuck
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pamsoroosh@... writes:
> The mom said, "Seems like they're all learning all the time already and wenuh-uh! You're making that up! lol.
> don't see why we need to send them off to school."
>
That's kinda the response I got from my dad, though.
I wish you *had* been able to speak to those folks! Thanks for sharing it.
Tuck
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In a message dated 12/10/02 1:44:11 PM !!!First Boot!!!, tuckervill@...
writes:
father actually said anything like that I'd think the 'pod' people had gotten
to him ;)
Beth Allen
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writes:
> nuh-uh! You're making that up! lol.I'd faint dead-away if I heard this coming from my father. Then again, if my
>
> That's kinda the response I got from my dad, though.
>
father actually said anything like that I'd think the 'pod' people had gotten
to him ;)
Beth Allen
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Kelli Traaseth
That's awesome......wish all families responded that way when they found out others were homeschooling.
Kelli, who is preparing for Christmas with the inlaws from public school hell!
Pam Sorooshian <pamsoroosh@...> wrote:We see so many AWFUL parenting examples in public places - this was a very
very nice encounter:
I was in a restaurant last week and admiring the grandparents, parents
and 3 little children at the table next to us -- enjoying watching and
listening to the sweet way they all were with each other.
As we were leaving, I heard the dad say to the grandparents, "Well, we're
thinking about homeschooling - just keeping on doing what we've been doing
seems like a good idea to us." OF COURSE, I stopped to eavesdrop - <G>
The mom said, "Seems like they're all learning all the time already and we
don't see why we need to send them off to school."
Grandpa said, "Sounds like a GREAT idea to me."
Grandma said, "Me too."
I didn't say anything - just walked on - but I wanted to give them the
grandparents/parents of the year award right then and there.
--pam
Pam Sorooshian
National Home Education Network
www.NHEN.org
Changing the Way the World Sees Homeschooling
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Kelli, who is preparing for Christmas with the inlaws from public school hell!
Pam Sorooshian <pamsoroosh@...> wrote:We see so many AWFUL parenting examples in public places - this was a very
very nice encounter:
I was in a restaurant last week and admiring the grandparents, parents
and 3 little children at the table next to us -- enjoying watching and
listening to the sweet way they all were with each other.
As we were leaving, I heard the dad say to the grandparents, "Well, we're
thinking about homeschooling - just keeping on doing what we've been doing
seems like a good idea to us." OF COURSE, I stopped to eavesdrop - <G>
The mom said, "Seems like they're all learning all the time already and we
don't see why we need to send them off to school."
Grandpa said, "Sounds like a GREAT idea to me."
Grandma said, "Me too."
I didn't say anything - just walked on - but I wanted to give them the
grandparents/parents of the year award right then and there.
--pam
Pam Sorooshian
National Home Education Network
www.NHEN.org
Changing the Way the World Sees Homeschooling
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Jim Selvage
Pam,
Great story! I am glad you overheard that one! I wonder if I could rent
those grandparents for my children, lol
many blessings,
erin
Helen Hegener (HEM-Editor@...).
Great story! I am glad you overheard that one! I wonder if I could rent
those grandparents for my children, lol
many blessings,
erin
> I was in a restaurant last week and admiring the grandparents, parentsthe moderator, Joyce Fetteroll (fetteroll@...), or the list owner,
> and 3 little children at the table next to us -- enjoying watching and
> listening to the sweet way they all were with each other.
>
> As we were leaving, I heard the dad say to the grandparents, "Well, we're
> thinking about homeschooling - just keeping on doing what we've been doing
> seems like a good idea to us." OF COURSE, I stopped to eavesdrop - <G>
> The mom said, "Seems like they're all learning all the time already and we
> don't see why we need to send them off to school."
>
> Grandpa said, "Sounds like a GREAT idea to me."
> Grandma said, "Me too."
>
> I didn't say anything - just walked on - but I wanted to give them the
> grandparents/parents of the year award right then and there.
>
> --pam
>
>
> Pam Sorooshian
> National Home Education Network
> www.NHEN.org
> Changing the Way the World Sees Homeschooling
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