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Category Archives: Parenting
Why I’m opposed to vaccines for infants
As you have probably heard, there has been an outbreak of the measles at Disneyland in California. Cue the anger of the vaccine proponents – everyone from Melinda Gates to Dan Diamond, a contributing writer at Forbes, who wants to … Continue reading
When you don’t have a real reason, just play the safety card
Last week my daughter and her friend met for lunch and then went to do some shopping at our local Goodwill store. They have been regular and loyal customers of this store since it opened well over a year … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Safety
Tagged Ben, goodwill, invisible dragon, Maya, parenting, safety rules, stupid rules
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Talking to strangers
I have never understood parents who tell their kids not to talk to strangers. Since 99.9% of the people you will encounter in life are strangers, this seems like really bad advice. Rather than teaching kids to fear strangers, … Continue reading
Posted in Life Learning, Parenting, Safety
Tagged birthday cake, instincts, life learning, NYC, photography, photos, port authority, stranger danger
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Free range in the city
Today Maya and her friends attended a Valentine’s Day dance. Most of the kids who went were either fellow homeschoolers or former homeschoolers. I suspect the age range was something like 11-18, with a handful of adults there … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life Learning, Parenting, Safety, Socialization
Tagged dance, family, Free Range, independent, life learning, Maya, out at night, Valentines Day
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For some people, it’s Christmas every day!
There are many things about Facebook I enjoy. It has allowed me to connect with unschoolers all over the world, and put me back in touch with some old friends. I’ve read some amazing articles & seen some great video … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, Parenting
Tagged Christmas letter, Everest, facebook, family, life learning, over sharing, parenting
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A not so great loss, and remembering
Two days ago the unthinkable happened. I lost 4 months of photos. Everything from July 30th of this year on. Which means the trips to California, Vermont & St. Louis, not to mention our day at Coney Island and … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Parenting, Photography, Travel, Unschooling, holidays
Tagged backup, Bahamas, family, Indiana, ireland, israel, italy, life learning, london, loss, Michigan, photography, photos, remembering, travel
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Happy that the kids are (still) home
If you are on Facebook and spent any time scrolling through today’s activity, you can’t have helped but notice the large numbers of parents openly rejoicing about the fact that they once again can ship their kids off to school … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Life Learning, Parenting, School, Unschooling
Tagged back to school, Bahamas, education, facebook, family, life learning, minecraft, parenting, parents rejoicing, raising money, sewing, skype, unschooling
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Let’s get real
As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized some things about myself that were kind of shocking in that they stood in direct opposition to the image I’d always held of myself in my brain; an image born of years of cultural … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, School, blogging
Tagged academics, california, education, english, family, german, hate school, homeschooling, learning, life learning, minecraft, travel, unschooling, vidcon
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Indiana recap
For those of you who don’t see all the random photos I post on Facebook, we’ve spent the last 10 days in Indiana on my parent’s farm. It’s always a good time. Last year they had a crippling … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, Parenting, Photography, Travel, Unschooling, holidays
Tagged bikes, elephant ears, fair, family, flowers, Indiana, kitten, life learning, paint war, parenting, photos, play, potato launcher, rain, summer, sunsets, unschooling
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Jerusalem
Ever since we returned from Israel, I’ve been wanting to write about Jerusalem but have been struggling to find the right words to accurately describe the experience. This may not be perfect, but it’s the best I can do. Jerusalem … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Parenting, Travel, Unschooling
Tagged Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, Judean Desert, Mercy Gate, Mount of Olives, old city, St. Anns
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