What do you do with someone who won't let it go? - Page 2

[craft_media_hero]

Honestly, I would just kind of smile and say nothing and continue with a different subject.

Like you said, she can't "wrap her mind around it".

I have an uncle that every.single.time he sees me has to bring up something about how wild it is that we're vegetarian. It's mind-blowing to him! And it's been like four years now. I just assume that he's going to bring it up, kind of smile and nod and move on. I love this person and usually enjoy visiting with him. Sometimes it's mildly irritating, but I guess I've just kind of accepted it as like a "tick" or something. She has a "tick" about homeschooling.

Either try and accept this with the smile and nod, maybe a mild comment if you feel up to it, or just quit hanging out with her. Definitely don't open up debate or more conversation about it.

btw, I don't talk about homeschooling with anyone but other homeschoolers unless someone directly asks what we're doing---like my sis will ask what we do for reading for ideas, even tho her dd is in ps (same age).

[karne]

I have been in this position on both sides of the coin. When I was hs'ing my youngest I had a family member who was relentless in discussion of how I was ruining my (happy, thriving, connected) child. When that child decided to go to school, another h'ing mom was relentless in discussion of how I was ruining my (happy, thriving, connected) child. The key word here, for me, was discussion. It takes two to have a discussion, so I finally stopped talking about it. Literally, silence when the onslaught of questions/comments started, on both sides. It was much easier after that-both parties had to move on because I wasn't playing anymore.

[pigpokey]

I would be flattered. She probably just wants to spend more time with you. At least that is what I am doing mostly when I say to friends, Hey I found this great class, you should check it out!

[haleyelianasmom]

Do you think she's bringing it up so frequently because she actually is curious about why people choose to homeschool? I had never really heard of people homeschooling until my daughter was a couple months old and this mom told me she was planning on homeschooling her baby. At the time, I thought it sounded crazy, but I listened with an open mind and decided to read more into it and here we are 4 years later It could honestly be genuine curiosity coming from someone who really has no idea that there are other ways.

Although it has crossed my mind to move to a horrible district just to make the questioning easier... I know a homeschooling family here and that's basically the first reason they state, "we're in a really horrible school district"

[Savoir Faire]

I hear the "great school district" all the time, too. It is quite odd. I'll say "we homeschool" and then I get "but there's a great school district here!"

And then I go and drop all my beliefs and say OH, A GREAT SCHOOL DISTRICT? WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME? Get on the bus, kids!

No, really. I just say "great. Thanks."

[ChristaN]

Originally Posted by haleyelianasmom

I had never really heard of people homeschooling until my daughter was a couple months old and this mom told me she was planning on homeschooling her baby. At the time, I thought it sounded crazy, but I listened with an open mind and decided to read more into it and here we are 4 years later

I had about that response when a friend tried to pass me down a copy of Mothering Your Nursing Toddler when dd#1 was a baby. I didn't think that there would be anyway that I'd be nursing a toddler down the line...