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Acceptance within the wider family
Started this discussion. Last reply by Nance Confer Jan 1, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Are you accepted within the wider family or is your way of life getting between you and your relatives?I am asking as there is a true struggle within my side of the family (mainly my sister's family)…Continue
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Ester Siroky replied to Louise Gibson's discussion Have any parents experienced personal radical transformation since starting to unschool. in the group SUPPORT FOR UNSCHOOLING PARENTS
Nance Confer replied to Ester Siroky's discussion Acceptance within the wider family"I would make sure to have something better to do that attend a party or function where I know my children and choices are going to be criticized. Just because you are related to people doesn't mean you have to spend time with them. If they are…"
laura bowman replied to Ester Siroky's discussion Acceptance within the wider family"this is a brilliant piece of writing, meredith. thank you for your deep insights. "
Ester Siroky replied to Ester Siroky's discussion Acceptance within the wider family"Thank you Laura and Meredith for your responses!I think that the root of the problem is the fact, that we are a big family 6 children and worst, these children do not attend a school.My sister always said that one should have only so many children…"
Meredith replied to Ester Siroky's discussion Acceptance within the wider family"I'm generally one of the first to exclude myself from relatives - although over the years I've experienced some exclusion from friends, and living around communes I've experienced ebbs and flows of group dynamics which include…"
laura bowman replied to Ester Siroky's discussion Acceptance within the wider family"i am deeply sorry for what you are experiencing. i would like to follow this thread not because i have experienced this but because my sister is. and it has nothing to do with unschooling, so i won't go into details. i am the…"
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Are you accepted within the wider family or is your way of life getting between you and your relatives?I am asking as there is a true struggle within my side of the family (mainly my sister's family) - struggle so big that we were not invited to the almost whole family get together over Christmas at my sister's.I am hurt and sad and so are the children.If you are going through the same sad reality - how do you deal with it?Would you approach the relatives or would you accept the exclusion and…See More
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Ester Siroky replied to Heather Greek's discussion cursive handwriting"One of our children was very keen to learn to write cursive and was intrigued by calligraphy (he was 10 years old at the time) - we tried to provide for him what he felt would help him do that. He really enjoyed it for a while and…"
Ester Siroky replied to Sue Patterson's discussion Grown Up and moving on... in the group Got Teens?"Coincidently, something we talked about today with a friend.
Her daughter is to leave home next week and she feels a bit lost. She also has a son who is 15 years.
I am not there yet, but might not be long to go as our eldest is coming on to 19…"
Ester Siroky replied to Brian Heagney's discussion When both parents work..."I was thinking about this after I read you post and personally wonder, if it is at all possible to unschool with the child actually attending a school.
I think that it is not possible.
I think that school has too big an impact on ones life and…"
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For unschooling teens and their families. Let's talk about life, what works, what doesn't and how to have the most extraordinary unschooling experience possible.
Ester Siroky replied to Melinda Auld's discussion "In the real world...""Again Thank you, Meredith!
It is so easy to forget, that one has a choice in all one does - chooses to do!
It can help to be reminded of that fact! If there is a choice there are more options. One needs to work out which is the best one. One does…"
Ester Siroky replied to Melinda Auld's discussion "In the real world...""Thank you, Meredith for your thoughts.
Relationships can be hard work, especially within family, as one does not choose who will be part of it and who will not - easier with friends, I guess, as one chooses with whom to be friends.
I want to…"
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- what does "radical unschooling" mean to you?
- Letting children pursue their interests and dreams, as well as letting myself and my husband do the same.
Living together and learning together.
- how long have you been unschooling or homeschooling?
- Our eldest is 20 years old - must be 20 years now - even though eldest children did go to school, full-time and part-time for a while.
- first names of children
- Simeon - 20, Rachel - 18, Natan - 16,
Bartholomew - 14, Aron - 12, Efraim - 3.
- a little about me
- I live in the Scottish Borders and I'm married to Samuel.
I am a full-time at home mother. Originally from the Czech Republic and so is my husband. We speak mainly Czech at home.
We live quite remote, in a valley, nearest town 15 minutes away. Some of our children went to school for a while. Now we all live and learn together and it feels natural and good.
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