Posts deleted from Facebook discussions on unschooling

Below is a collection of deleted posts (some with explanations, some won't need them), so if something of yours was deleted and you wonder why, it might be here.

Always Learning and all my online unschooling discussions have had a "no fluff posts" policy. Each post was to be useful to many people, and substantial, and not just "me too" or "thanks."

"If every question is clear and every response is from an experienced unschooler, and carefully thought out, the forum will be invaluable to hundreds of people. If it's filled with confusion and fluff, it won't be worth maintaining. "

This!!!! ❤️

Thank you, I appreciate that

Sharing 😊

This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing. 💚

Needed to read this. Thank-you ♥️ I am so grateful for this discussion.

Wow! Thanks so much everyone for the rich discussion. I appreciate all the thoughtful time you took in responding to my post and will read up on all your suggestions! Thank you so much! 🤗

Thank you.

Thank you, I am finding reading these to be helpful.

This is so awesome!

I needed this! [and an emoiji]

Thank you Sandra, nice reminder [and a heart]

really good thread, it helped so much.

Thank you for sharing [and hearts]

Ty for sharing

Wise words. Thank you!

I agree with this so so much. [and clapping hands]

I’ll have to look that up 🙂

Thank you for the reading suggestions!

These are great! Im going to try these

Mmm. Thank you for the link; I'm going to read all those other links!

Thank you! What wonderful resources you share!

This is so beautiful!!

Amazing isn't it?!

Thank you for your thoughtful responses.

I like it 🙂

Got it!

YES A MILLION TIMES, YES!!!!

Gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful.

Thanks Sandra!!!!

Yes 100%!!!

that makes so much sense.

We cross posted. So I hadn't read it yet.
        (not "fluff" but helps no one understand unschooling, and defends defensiveness)

I love this!

Sandra Dodd, thank you

These are brill! Thank you for sharing!!

Ah yes mine do this too

Oops. Did a fluff post. Sorry.

Thanks so much for your comments. Lots of food for thought. Much appreciated 🙂

Interesting.

[Name] that was spectacular

Thank you for this!

I am following. My 14 yr old is the same

Following

Thanks for your feedback

Thank you for your time

Thank you for explaining

Great to hear!!

Same ❤️ ❤️

Will do! Thanks!

This was extremely helpful. Thank you!!

F.for future ref

This is helpful thank you.

Completely agree ←after just having put a "like" on the comment above it

Exactly this [name]. ←after just having put a heart on the comment above it

This ←after not even bothering to put a "like" on the comment above it

When I asked her not to post that, but to use the "like," she wrote:
Aren't you powerful! I'll rephrase.←...
I agree with your comment, Carrie! two separate posts
op, if you're reading you can also feel free to message me if you'd like support/ ideas on making it work

That is a complicated situation.

Thats what I thought too

Following.

I can relate 🙂

Thank you Patrick!

Sounds like you are doing a great job meeting their needs and yours!

Shine on!!

That is wonderful! Congratulations on a breakthrough!

I didn't know you were in this group ❤️

Saving for later!

Thanks for the readings!

This thread is very helpful to me as well. Following.

I was typing while you replied. This is the first step. (There was nothing obvious that it referred to.)

holy smokes

Great post, [name].

Gracias

WOW

That's a good question. I'll have to think on that.

Thanks, lots to read and think about!

I don't have anything to add right now but I just wanted to say that I think this is a brilliant reply [Name]!

I love your reply [Name of Name]!

thank you very much for all the answers
[same person, next post:
Thank you very much for all the answers. They give me food for thought.

Thank you!

Reading now

Thanks for clarifying the rules of the group.

Haha and now she has a friend named PHoebe!

"They learned more as they needed more." Of course they did! LOVE it!

I'm sorry you experienced a difficult pregnancy. I was somewhat bedridden from morning sickness from my daughter born this past December.

HAHAHAH DELETE DELETE!!!!! Down with fluff posts!!!

Sandra Dodd thank you so much!! I can't wait to look into this!

Find a new doctor

Oh! Good to know! Thanks.

That really explains a lot to me!

Thank you so much for the information!!! I have a lot more to learn.

I really appreciate you taking the time to respond to my question, especially with these links so I can do more research.

I love this reframe!!!

Wonderful!

Thank you Sandra will follow the links.

said like a pro

I have read it Sandra. [←of the pinned post, that says not to post things like this]

Sandra Dodd thank you!!

This is hilarious!!!

Both very helpful. thank you!

I love how you phrase your question. Beautiful .

Following.

Thanks Peggy

I think we are aiming for that too.

Thanks Nicole.

Wow good for your daughter .. Super awesome !!

Thank you. ❤️

Thanks for the add

Good point. Thanks for the info

Exactly.

Jenny Cyphers That was beautifully stated and really helps me to shift me perspective. Thank you!

Sandra Dodd I appreciate your response. Thank you for the clarity.

This response was extremely helpful to me reading all of this. It was actual advise that can be attempted. Thanks.

Following

FOURTEEN?! You are a super woman. Thank you for working so hard, and loving so fiercely, so that the world receives fourteen amazing humans at the end of your parenting task.

LOVE THIS❤❤❤

Beautiful.

I sympathise with this status and unfortunately have no helpful ideas or tips. . . I just wanted to let you know you aren't alone.

I agree.

Following

<groan>

Good stuff Jo!!!

Thank you for this advice and these links.

Oh my! I'm feeling the same way!! Thanks for being honest.

Great idea! Great points

This is great!

Sandra Dodd, good stuff.

I love it. How inspiring. Thanks so much for sharing xx

I agree. I didn't like the show. It was depressing and I found it boring.

Thank you 😊

this makes me want to cry lil happy tears

i cringed a little tbh

You're ideas sound great though and everyone has their moment of readiness for everything. It may come at 4 or 40!

Everything is as it should be. He's a cool as Bud Bundy 2.0

THIS. Yes.

Thanks for accepting me into the group.

Thank you. I appreciate your responses.

Appreciated. Thank you.

That is great Robin 'Ehulani Bentley !

What a cute pic!

Ii need to follow the topic.

I like the way you express yourself.

Ty for these.
     (by someone who had been asked not to post anymore)

Thank you 💜💜💜

I am so sorry for your loss. Your son sounds like a very upstanding young man. Thank you for your post.

The person to whom it was addressed had written to me "I almost added something to the end of my post saying "please hold the condolences so it stays about unschooling" so she was fine.

No advice but it happens here too. My daughter is almost 10.

Thank you for sharing, a very familiar situation, so true
                (adds nothing helpful, says "me too")

😢😢 I

Thank you for all of this.

Thanks Joyce

Thank you for this.

Great stuff.

Yes

Ya. I can see that.

Those above are deleted for being too short. Here's one gone for being reallyreallylongandnobreaksatall

For fun, we ran a drill of posting things that mess up unschooling discussions. It was fun, and funny, and true to life (though there had never been so many in one place before). Not all is fluff. Some is parody of the sort of criticism that has never helped, too. We had a good time with this effusive outpouring of bad examples.

Worthless responses