[email protected]

Kim--I completely agree on the trust issue. I find myself struggling at
times. It's like sometimes I feel it's a parenting decision, then other
times I think that maybe I should be more trusting of my child. For example,
my 5yo made instant oatmeal this morning. He got out the bowl, spoon, and
pkg of cereal. Poured milk in it, stirred , and cooked it in the microwave.
I was still in bed! He has never done this before, and has never asked if he
could use the microwave by himself. He just did it. He came down to tell me
about it, and was SO EXCITED about having done this. While I was feeling
proud of him for the accomplishment, I also felt a little taken aback by his
"not asking" first. So, I shared in his happiness, and we hugged, but then I
told him that from now on he needs to tell me first when he wants to use the
microwave, as there are some things that do not go in it, etc. I don't want
to "bust his bubble", but the parent in me needed to tell him about using it
safely. So, I felt like I handled it right, but there are times that I will
look back and think that I could have and should have handled something
differently. So, yes, as I drone on and on, trusting is a difficult hurdle
to jump- at least for me! :)
Karen

J Salicos

I can't
> imagine telling my
> child,"no" when asked to help him read a word!! You
> put "unschooling" into
> words so easy for others to understand. I felt a
> sense of confirmation that
> what we are doing is right, as every once in a
> while, I need to hear it.
> Thanks!
> Karen
>
You know when I first started this home/unschooling
journey I was still "programmed" to do this the
"school way". But I soon realized that when my DD asks
"how do you spell".... All I had to do was tell her! I
no longer had to say "go look it up". Besides I always
hated it when my step-mother said that to me! It was
so freeing!
Jill

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger.
http://im.yahoo.com

[email protected]

Hi Kim,
I read your response, and I too have a difficult time to "know" when to draw
the line. Sometimes I'm way too strict and other times I just let something
slide on by-------------just like that. And then I wonder for 3 days if I
made the right choice. Even about the silliest things. Oh well as they say
"Live and Learn.".

Tamie

[email protected]

Carol,
Thanks for your heartfelt post! I have those doubting moments when the house
is a 3-ring circus and I blow up at everybody b/c of the preconceived picture
I bring to home life of what an unschooled family life should be: no sibling
rivalry, following own interests, encouraging one another, and not crying for
tv!LOL!
Bridget
Homeschooling a loud crowd on L.I.