Posts by Indian summer

O.P here with update of sorts. I've been reading your replies and have spent some time thinking about this. Thank you all for the helpful ideas. I've put some of the books suggested in my online shopping cart, I don't do libraries...

Thanks for the reply. What books and websites would you recommend?

I'm not sure if this is in the right forum, but I'm looking for advice and wisdom from others who have btdt. I've become increasingly dissatisfied with our families lifestyle and I'm wanting to head more in the direction of voluntary...

You could reconnect with old friends whom you remember being crunchy. I don't know if this would work for you, but we joined a secular homeschool group - voila! There they all were! Even if you have preschoolers and older kids in school,...

I don't spank my kids but maybe if I'd gotten different kids I might have, I don't know. But I do worry about the way parents are policed in our society. It pains me when I hear of children being removed from good homes because of...

Some things I would have done differently, are spending much more time outside instead of letting the kids watch a lot of tv. Not been so teachery, (read overbearing) by turning everything into a lesson. Let the kids help me more,...

Haha, that's what I get for lurking for the past several years. Guess I'll go on a posting spree so I can chat with my neighbour.

I wanted to pm somebody, but when I click on the pm link, I get a message that states I don't have permission to pm. How do I rectify this? Thank you

I usually wake before the kids are up, as dh is getting ready for work. I grab my iPad and check news, weather, Facebook, email, forums, blog etc. for 30-60 minutes. Then I go and make breakfast for the kids and me, dh is gone by now....