Robyn Carter

Hello Barda!
So lovely to hear from a kindred spirit :-) I loved your post, and have to
say that much of what you shared about your family would apply to mine, too!
Birthed at home, nursed on demand (oldest dd til she was 5!), and attachment
parenting. All of that leads quite naturally to unschooling, I think,
because it's built on trusting your children. I've also had a copy of "The
Aware baby" on my bookshelf for 13 years (you started ahead of me ;-), and
have given it as a blessing way gift more than once. There are also some
articles of Aletha's you can print out that I've handed to parents I see
struggling with new ones. I can also relate to your mother not quite getting
why you would be holding a screaming infant-my mother, after dd #2 had been
at it for an hour, then stopped, said "have I gone deaf, or did she
stop..."! I also heard just give her a pacifier (yuck), put her down or
you'll be that baby's slave, let her cry herself to sleep, blah, blah, blah.
I have a friend who always says they were born at home, why would I send
them anywhere to learn? so I've always seen homebirth and then homeschool as
a natural transition. Always unschooled, although I've learned alot since
reading this list, and have been able to trust them on an even deeper level.
Isn't being a parent just an incredible rush? I cannot imagine anything I'd
rather do...well, an occasional pedicure does make me a really happy mama.
Robyn