people's reactions to words vegan and homeschooling

[Guest guest]

Oh my yes, i can just imagine. There has been

some negative press associated with both these

words, and often people will tend to be suspicious

of what they are unfamiliar with, choosing to believe

the bad reports and ignore learning about any of the

positive stories. Guess that goes with anything

slightly different from today's " normal " .

i get some weird reactions to my lacto-ovo vegetarianism,

so i can just imagine what you get with veganism.

 

Now around here many folks assume you are very

religious if you are a homeschooler... and i personally

am not. i am more of a secular homeschooler who is

doing this because my children wanted me to, and

because their needs were not being met in the public

schools here. [no fault of the teachers who are over

worked and get too little pay while the administration

gets fatter.... *rant over* hehehe].

 

Guess you and i are just weirdos! *lol*

Cheers to all the people who go against the flow.

:::lifts coffeemug in salute:::

 

~ pt ~

 

Autumn is a good time for visiting;

During its short days there is work for all...

There are sweet acorns in the high woods,

Cornstalks are kind over the brown earth.

~ from an ancient Irish poem of the seasons

 

, Jenni Billings

<jenni@b...> wrote:

> I do... I never would have thought I'd be a home-schooling mom..but

I

> can't imagine it any different.. though it is funny .. when I tell

> people I'm vegan.. AND a home-schooler! LOL..

> they never know what to think!

> =)

> jenni

[Guest guest]

so right...people equate these things as weird...so frustrating

 

We considered homeschooling when we were in NJ, we were not in an area

that had decent schools...where we are now the schools are great &

don't freak out at our veggie & Jewish kids, luckily! I have a friend

who homeschools her four & like you she is very secular & they are

also veggie!! We do have a rather large group here that is super

christian and homeschool for that reason, I think it is interesting

the sort of " two sides " of homeschooling!

 

Shawn that show sounded interesting...

 

We've got a severely asthmatic child, so occassionally I find myself

asking someone (a new friend who asks him over and doesn't know

us)...got cats? any smokers? and by they way he doesn't eat meat...I

can always tell by the reaction if they'll be a return invite!!

Luckily, out this way, people are open minded and understanding!!

 

m

[Guest guest]

lol.. yup, that is definitely the way people think it is.. and here we

are very secular as well! LOL

 

with all the moving we've done, I'm glad we home-school... and I'd love

to see that show Shawn mentioned...

 

=) jenni