Morgan - I have a fear of snakes, but I imagine it is a lot easier for me to avoid snakes than it is for you to avoid groups of people you do not know. I cannot imagine how that makes you feel. I hope that it is something you will be able to work through (if, indeed, you want to work through it)
On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:47 PM, morgan l <greyk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Actually, I was talking about my own ineptness at being able to do what > you've apparently accomplished. I could not get into a group to allow her to > socially interact. I know this about myself, and did not intend to project > that onto anyone else. I have panic attacks entering a restaurant, going to > the movies, attending the training classes at MAX, basically anywhere I > -might- have to interact with people I don't know. > > Hell, I get panic attacks responding to threads on anonymous internet > mailing lists. > > And I see now I've made a fool of myself 'cause you weren't even responding > to me. Oh well. > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> I am surprised it took anyone so long to bring up the 'socialization' >> thing. >> >> Yea, because all home schoolers lock their kids up and never let them >> go outside. >> >> My kids are more socially adept than most kids who go to public >> school. We are part of a homeschool group that goes on class trips, >> does activities together. Unlike public school where they would spend >> all day with kids their same age, my kids 'socialize' with children of >> all ages. When we go on a field trip or have a 'get together', there >> are kids who are as young as 7 and as old as 17 - nd my kids can carry >> on a conversation with each and every one of them , and their parents. >> >> My kids have learned to 'socialize' with people of all ages, not just >> other kids their own age. >> >> The 'socialization' thing (or lack thereof) with home schooling is a >> myth, usually propagated by ignorance. >> >> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Eric Roberts >> <ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: >> > >> > It's socializing...it's part of human nature Scott... >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] >> > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 4:21 PM >> > To: cf-community >> > Subject: Re: The hardest thing about homeschooling..... >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Eric Roberts >> > <ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> I think one clips their kids wings when they homeschool. >> > >> > And I think one clips their kids wings when they force them to spend >> > all day, every day with the same children, year after year. >> > >> > -- >> > Scott Stroz >> > --------------- >> > The DOM is retarded. >> > >> > http://xkcd.com/386 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:316010 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
