{"id":6815,"date":"2006-08-08T07:41:42","date_gmt":"2006-08-08T11:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cobranchi.com\/?p=6815"},"modified":"2006-08-08T07:41:42","modified_gmt":"2006-08-08T11:41:42","slug":"be-nice-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cobranchi.com\/?p=6815","title":{"rendered":"BE NICE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patrick Swayze<\/strike>Deborah Markus gives home education advice:<\/p>\n

Even with other homeschoolers, we can feel set apart at times. Though we are still a comparatively tiny percentage of the population, we are a large enough group to encompass a great deal of diversity. Maybe you breastfeed your toddler. Or you breastfeed your toddler and your newborn–often at the same time. Perhaps you unschool in a social circle that considers that to be just short of child abuse. Or you have a family bed and your in-laws don’t think it’s short of child abuse at all. You’re a vegetarian and so are your kids. You’re a vegan and so are your kids. You’re a vegan and so are your kids except for your nine-month-old, who still nurses exclusively. You don’t watch much TV. You don’t watch any TV. You don’t own a TV. You own a TV, but it’s out in the yard with an axe handle sticking out of the screen and you send your kids back there when they say they want to watch. You didn’t vaccinate. You didn’t vaccinate completely. You are trying to make up your mind about vaccinating or not vaccinating and your friends on either side of the issue think you’re nuts to even worry about it. You have a midwife instead of an OB\/GYN. You had a homebirth. You had a water-birth, and even your home-birthing buddies are aghast. You have one child, and that’s all. You have four children, and that’s not all. Your children bear not the slightest physical resemblance to you. You’re into attachment parenting and your friends keep giving you tips on “Ferberizing” your two-month-old.<\/p>\n

…Keep Smiling<\/p><\/blockquote>\n


\nDefinitely worth a read<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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