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Originally Posted by jamesbiz  I hope your kid enjoys his life in college, work, actually getting along with human beings |
Hey, thanks, because, you know, other humans are NOT part of their life right now! How do you think we're living? They both get along with LOTS of other humans, from ALL walks of life, very very well, already! They're not limited to being stuck inside some box for 8 hours a day, with only same-aged peers. You know, the
only time they have a hard time is when another adult feels like they have the right to treat them like crap, because they're kids.
I am at full choice in my life - everything! I work because I choose to, because I like the home we're in, and I like paying my bills. (OK, that took some work, but I'm there, now!) Unschooled kids who've gone on to college BLOW traditionally schooled kids
away, because they're there because they CHOOSE to be, because they've consciously chosen that path, because they're excited about what they might learn there. Colleges are actively recruiting unschoolers for that reason!
Honestly! If no one MADE you do anything, would you do it? Do you not choose to do what you do? If you don't, do you not want to create your life so you
are at choice in everything?
My kids are getting the gift of
starting out that way! They own their bodies, they own their minds, they own their preferences. If they choose to work in an environment where they have a boss, they will CHOOSE to do as the boss wants, if they want to keep that job! They will make that choice, they won't feel as if they have no choice, and feel stuck and resentful.
We aim our compass toward joy, and that's what we reach! How joyful is your life? How excited are you, to be alive?