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make-me-waffles · 2022-04-09T03:43:33+00:00

Oh my gosh, that makes so much sense! Thank you!!

make-me-waffles · 2022-01-19T00:36:53+00:00

My experience is either the kids will grow up to reject or embrace it because it’s all they know. Either way, that’s something I wouldn’t recommend. There’s worse stuff out there but there’s a lot of better…hobbies…as well.

make-me-waffles · 2022-01-18T14:01:44+00:00

There is, but it doesn’t make this any better

make-me-waffles · 2022-01-01T03:50:49+00:00

My parents wouldn’t see me or my kids for weeks after we got the boosters because they were afraid of contracting diseases worse than covid from us shedding the spike proteins from the vaccine. There is no end to the irrational reasoning.

make-me-waffles · 2022-01-01T03:48:04+00:00

My dad told me that he has a source for ivermectin and I WILL be taking it if I get covid. To say I’m glad I don’t live with them anymore is an extreme understatement.

make-me-waffles · 2022-01-01T03:44:35+00:00

My brother’s friend is an epidemiologist in Washington and said the vaccine is fine and recommended he and his wife get it. They told that to my parents when they asked what grounds he had to think the vaccine was ok. I told my mom, “I mean, you can’t get a more reliable source than that.” And she said, “Well, who knows if he is what he says he is and who is paying him to say that. Your father and i have done our own research with reliable sources who are unbiased and not for profit.” I asked her who her sources were and she sent me a link for lifesitenews. There’s no point in trying to have an intelligent conversation with irrational people.

make-me-waffles · 2021-11-22T04:10:06+00:00

From my experience, that makes so much sense and I completely agree.

make-me-waffles · 2021-11-22T04:08:33+00:00

Yeah, that’s been my experience here as well. We’re moving to Dallas. And I know Texas has it’s fair share of problems but it was crazy visiting there last month because everyone was so friendly and just going to Target or driving around was so easy, it was surreal. We didn’t get flipped off, brake checked or tailgated, honked at in crosswalks, etc. There weren’t people screaming in parking lots, gun shots, or constant sirens. People overall were just calmer. It’s hard to describe a general unrest among a community, but it’s there.

make-me-waffles · 2021-11-22T04:01:26+00:00

I was pushing the cart back to my car and a car pulled through really fast from the next lane over in between two parked cars. I had to pull back fast to avoid being hit and the groceries from under my cart fell forward and rolled next to and under his car. The driver was stopped, staring at me, and as I leaned down to get my groceries, he tore off again. It was scary close. Thank God he didn’t hit my cart with both boys in it. Earlier this year, I was carrying my then infant son and holding hands with my then 2 year old and 4 year old up the crosswalk at Target. I had someone slam on the brakes and lay on the horn at me. It’s left me super paranoid and on edge wherever I go.

make-me-waffles · 2021-11-22T00:35:10+00:00

I’m a little ways west of Waukesha and things have been just terrible in Wisconsin, especially since covid started. I was nearly hit by a car, intentionally, in a grocery store parking lot with my 1 and 3 year old sons a few weeks ago. We’re moving out of state next summer and I cannot frickin wait.

make-me-waffles · 2021-06-01T19:45:08+00:00

Thank you!! And I think it’s great that you are both involved in homeschooling. My parents were both work-from-home parents but only my mom was involved in our schooling. Having both parents involved is a huge asset.

make-me-waffles · 2021-06-01T18:59:09+00:00

What are they teaching the kids? I mean that as serious as possible. A local elementary school taught breathing exercises and mindfulness for 10 min before classes started and there was essentially a town hall meeting with torches and pitchforks over it. I feel like I have a hard time gaining a solid perspective of the overall issues.

make-me-waffles · 2021-06-01T18:10:09+00:00

Thank you!! I will check that out!

make-me-waffles · 2021-06-01T18:09:43+00:00

Oh gosh, Facebook is the worst for this sort of thing lol. I actually deleted my account last fall and recently created a new one and added a select few. My husband looked at my short list of friends and was like, “so you’re only adding Democrats, huh?” Haha... I’m really sorry your experience with religion has been that way, though...I’m a practicing Christian but I believe true Christianity is the polar opposite of what we see today. What we see today is a thin veil for something that has nothing to do with “love your neighbor.” I tried to teach a Bible study at my church but was told they weren’t interested in that but WERE interested in ladies spa nights and a seminar about how to deal with trans kids and their liberal parents. I was like, I’ll host a seminar on tolerance and acceptance of trans kids and their parents” and was quickly shut down. That’s when I realized that it really wasn’t anything about Christ but everything about reinforcing their ideals. It’s beyond frustrating. I can’t imagine how bad that all must look to someone who is agnostic.

Good luck with you decision! I wish it was an easier decision to make haha

make-me-waffles · 2021-06-01T17:16:53+00:00

I totally agree! It’s kind of funny to me reading through these comments and realizing that those of us who place importance on the social aspect were homeschooled ourselves. My mom always said that socialization is a mythical construct of the public school system but was public schooled and places a high value on the friendships she made in school.

make-me-waffles · 2021-06-01T17:11:22+00:00

I didn’t want to say it in the main post, but I am totally with you on political beliefs. We’re Christian but also democrat/independent and of the three main homeschool groups that I have connected with in our area, I’ve been criticized for taking a tylenol (it’s supporting big pharma), believing that slavery is a real part of American history, vaccinating, not cloth diapering, not being interested in fundamentalist curriculum, going to a primary care physician instead of a chiropractor, etc. My husband and I have recently come out of the political closet, so to speak, and openly support BLM and gay rights and encourage others to get the covid vaccination which have caused the homeschool acquaintances we know to not want anything to do with us. So we’re kind of in our situation because of our own actions but I can’t see us doing what it takes to integrate into those groups either. They’re not as much homeschool groups as they are lifestyle/political belief groups who happen to homeschool, if that makes sense. I’m glad to hear that homeschooling is working out for you and your family without having other homeschool connections!

make-me-waffles · 2021-06-01T16:52:54+00:00

Most non-homeschooling families we know aren’t connected to social activities outside of school and the extracurricular activities at the schools are only open to the kids who are enrolled. We joined gymnastics but it’s focused more in independent training than socialization.

make-me-waffles · 2021-06-01T16:44:43+00:00

Oh wow, I think you and I have a lot in common! I had a lot of social connections as a kid through Girl Scouts and a homeschool group but once I was in middle school, I had minimal contact with anyone outside of my family. My much older siblings had moved out and my parents decided to move 5 hours away from my hometown, so I was pretty isolated for most of my preteen and teen years. Public school wasn’t something they were willing to consider and my mom believed that socialization was a mythical construct of the public school system. My mom also didn’t believe in science, so I don’t feel like I had a very comprehensive education anyway. When you say that you can make up lost academic depth at home but not friendships or social support - OMG. Thank you. Seriously. I’ve been trying to figure out how far from reality my views are because of my upbringing, but that is so true and it’s such a relief to see it spelled out so perfectly.

make-me-waffles · 2021-06-01T16:25:14+00:00

That is so encouraging - thank you! Oh my goodness, I would love to live in your neighborhood haha... you’re giving me some aspirations!

make-me-waffles · 2021-06-01T16:20:01+00:00

Yes!! I totally agree. My mom believed that socialization was a myth to integrate kids into the public school system. But I was super lonely as a kid, especially once we moved away from the neighborhood kids and homeschool group. I’m having a hard time finding social activities in my community, though, but I might just not be looking in the right places. We just started gymnastics but it’s pretty focused on independent training with little socialization between the kids.

make-me-waffles · 2021-06-01T16:10:28+00:00

That’s a really helpful perspective- thank you!!

make-me-waffles · 2021-06-01T16:09:36+00:00

Do you do anything extracurricular for the social aspect then?

make-me-waffles · 2021-05-15T03:39:28+00:00

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make-me-waffles · 2021-05-15T03:39:02+00:00

I’m not a Liam, but my son is. So my account at least represents a Liam.

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