A VERY close friend of mine and ex-bf sent me this email in hearing of my choice to hs dd#2. He has been near and dear in my life since LONG before dd#1 was born (he practically helped me raise her for several years... she was also hs'd). He has always been an inspiration to me in many ways, especially when it came to bucking the system and following artistic and creative dreams... I thought it was a hilarious addition to my day, and certainly helped put even MORE into perspective... HAD TO SHARE. 
Dear Phoenix-
yes, yes, that's all great. But are you forgetting about peer pressure? competition? communicable diseases? Boundless, inquisitive learning through direct experience is just super, but there ARE some things that have to be beaten into you. Do you have home cliques as well? How's she gonna know if she's cool, which sneakers to wear, which others to fear, ridicule or imitate? Are you confident in your ability to systematically break the will of your own child? I didn't get much from school either, but I did learn quite thoroughly how to be disappointed, think about it, I haven't. Bottom line, you're the parent, but I think you'd better be careful or you might just end up with another creative and/or free-thinker on your hands.~luv.
Dear Phoenix-
yes, yes, that's all great. But are you forgetting about peer pressure? competition? communicable diseases? Boundless, inquisitive learning through direct experience is just super, but there ARE some things that have to be beaten into you. Do you have home cliques as well? How's she gonna know if she's cool, which sneakers to wear, which others to fear, ridicule or imitate? Are you confident in your ability to systematically break the will of your own child? I didn't get much from school either, but I did learn quite thoroughly how to be disappointed, think about it, I haven't. Bottom line, you're the parent, but I think you'd better be careful or you might just end up with another creative and/or free-thinker on your hands.~luv.
Geez, I wish somebody would send me an email like that.
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love it!!
