Elizabeth Hill

** "I'm grateful because they're so great, but also I suspect they're
great because I'm so grateful for them." **

This is really touching and true. Thanks for sharing it.

Betsy

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I wrote one sentence that captured this idea. Sandra liked it enough
to repeat it on the list and call it "beautiful" <g> so here it is again. Any
unschooler is welcome to use it, for explaining to other parents why we seem to
have such good kids:

"I'm grateful because they're so great, but also I suspect they're
great because I'm so grateful for them."

JJ


ivorygrace7@... writes:


> I'm tired of parents telling me
> that I'm *lucky* that I have such great kids. It's not luck! The same
> parents will then go and holler at their own kids because they're not doing
> good in
> school. The parents don't blame the school; they blame the kids. Many
> parents that I know really think that they got *bad* kids.



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In a message dated 2/14/2004 5:33:55 PM Central Standard Time,
jrossedd@... writes:


> I wrote one sentence that captured this idea. Sandra liked it enough
> to repeat it on the list and call it "beautiful" <g> so here it is again.
> Any
> unschooler is welcome to use it, for explaining to other parents why we seem
> to
> have such good kids:
>
> "I'm grateful because they're so great, but also I suspect they're
> great because I'm so grateful for them."
>

I was talking to another Mom yesterday who knows we hs, she was telling
another Mom standing near us that I hs my kids and then added she threatens her son
with hsing him if he doesn't behave (he's about 12). I looked at her and said
really? I used to threaten mine with going back to school (I never really
did) but I don't anymore cause I really like them at home. Later I thought that I
need to tell her the next time I see her that I never have to threaten my
kids with anything because we don't have any problems like that and that my kids
have not been grounded for years.

I had not thought about that before, this lifestyle is really working good
for all of us.
Laura


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