Posts by Ruth

My first conversation with my now 6-year-old dd was when she was 3 months old. I was in my home-town (where one year it had the school with the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the nation) visiting my mom. My best friend called and...

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Quote: Originally posted by Heavenly I am against out of home schools. I like that. This sentence assumes that schools should be at home so the rest of the schools are called "out of home schools."

Quote: Originally posted by anetaze Can anyone tell me when at what age it's best to start with homeschooling and what do you teach them? I don't know where and what material to get and how and what to start with. Please...

We are vegetarian. If my dd wanted roast beef, I would certainly NOT do it but that is because I do not want to contribute to the killing of life. Going to school is not killing any so I relax ALOT more when it comes to that. I tell...

Hooray! When I see the rare mama's nursing in public, I want to go hug them. But of course, some hate positive (as well as negative) attention so I don't do anything. I wouldn't make a big deal about your SIL because she might go...

I started a thread just like yours last September. We unschool our (today she is 6-yrs-old!) dd. We always told her why we chose unschooling, but told her if she ever wanted to go to school, she could go. So, we thought it would be 5th...

Patterns. Yesterday, I was in court representing a pregnant teenager for free (we won). This wasn't what the trial was about, but her ex-boyfriend came up and how bad he treated her and what bad names he called her and how he was...

Hi Oatmeal, Way back when I was dating, I was pretty intolerant about guys with ex-girlfriends or guys who were two-timers. ONE indication that I was not the number one exclusive girlfriend and I RAN FAST! I was very unforgiving. I...

Reeseccup, you are funny. CerridwenLorelei, I am looking for someone who knows how to make jammies too. My 6-year-old wants "feet pajamas" that the stores only make for newborn and toddlers. She also wants those jammies that...