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Today I did kind of an odd experiment that actually worked pretty well, and I thought it might be helpful for others to try too. I've heard unschoolers talk here and there about how saying yes to your kids can be healing. Well, I don't have kids yet, so I decided to spend some time imagining if I did. Basically listening to what *I* wanted to do, and imagining if it was my kid asking me, and trying to find ways to say yes. I didn't realize how much I tell myself no unnecessarily, until now.

Oh,… Continue

(Cross-posted from here: http://hypnosaka.blogspot.com/2009/03/cats-and-peace.html)

I have a cat who is very smart, who I used to think was very dumb. When she does something irritating, and you stop her from doing it, she just keeps doing it until you give up, or waits until you're not looking. When we first got her (at which time, I should note, I was working in a school) I mistook this… Continue

In the checkout line at Walmart yesterday, there was a family in front of us buying a bunch of stuff, and the cashier was taking her time. They had a little girl of about 4 or 5 who occupied herself by looking around the impulse-buy shelves - you know the ones, with all the toys and cookies and candy and magazines.

From among all the toys, candy and cookies the little girl picked up a tiny box of Goldfish crackers - which cost $1 - and sweetly asked her mother if she could have them. "No, put i… Continue

My favorite thing about unschooling is making all kinds of connections between different things, and I love to read about the things people learn watching TV and playing video games and generally having fun. So I thought I would post about some of the connections I've made this week while doing my favorite things!

On Sunday I watched the week's new Venture Bros. episode, which involved having to figure out a secret code made during th… Continue