tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post1114426865897598642..comments2024-02-02T19:30:12.868-06:00Comments on Fear Not Little Flock: Keep Calm- You're a Good Mom, but you're homeschooling for all the wrong reasonspriest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd http://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-6155612743939657092013-08-26T15:21:20.564-05:002013-08-26T15:21:20.564-05:00I like that! Greek can be so specific.... ;)I like that! Greek can be so specific.... ;)priest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd https://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-33710164649261696852013-08-25T19:15:32.599-05:002013-08-25T19:15:32.599-05:00I like how in Greek there is krinos and anakrinos....I like how in Greek there is krinos and anakrinos. Passing judgment on and discerning about. These two get conflated way to often and I try very hard to be discerning for myself but not to pass judgment on another. Especially in parenting. There are as many ways to parent as there are children in the world.Katehttp://sustainableprincess.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-48103413394154377032013-08-25T12:02:40.977-05:002013-08-25T12:02:40.977-05:00You speak truth! Let's love and encourage one ...You speak truth! Let's love and encourage one another as mamas. Parenting is hard and there are a lot of choices. Keeping your sanity is an important aspect of parenting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-761727643262986312013-03-01T19:47:09.910-06:002013-03-01T19:47:09.910-06:00Many parents homeschool because they value educati...Many parents homeschool because they value education itself, and homeschooling is more time efficient on this score. As a kid, I've done both, and the public school option is much slower, much more limited. If education is what one is going to school for, homeschooling gets better results. <br /><br />You see this in sports as well. If you want to excel in anything, you have to a) put in more time than the average, and b) have private help as needed. Public schools don't really allow for this well, because they suck so much time sitting in classrooms, traveling to and from, and of course the social life focus. And the average kid in school is not very academically serious, which has an impact on the minority of serious students. mdavidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-5722263013740288592013-03-01T13:49:53.550-06:002013-03-01T13:49:53.550-06:00I didn't write the first section- it was '...I didn't write the first section- it was 'facelisted' from a friend of a friend- specifically about vaccinations- we do it (not flu every year and not the new cervical cancer thing). My husband is from a country where people die of the diseases that we in the US haven't seen. BUT I never vaccinate when my kids are sick and we try to space them out- any independent thought like this drives medical workers crazy<br /><br />about large sectors not vaccinating- the only people I know who don't vaccinate are white, upper-middle class...maybe because they are better educated OR maybe because they are seemingly protected from the diseased population?priest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd https://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-75249036172515430372013-03-01T10:16:06.404-06:002013-03-01T10:16:06.404-06:00I agree with you on all of them except the vaccina...I agree with you on all of them except the vaccinations. The link between vaccines and autism has been completely debunked: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/autism/index.html There have been many cases of whooping cough and measles in recent years involving kids who do not receive vaccinations. Unvaccinnated children who do not catch these diseases have been protected by the "herd effect" of the majority of children being vaccinated, but if that number goes down, that protection will cease.<br /><br />I realize that some kids have adverse reactions to vaccines, and I definitely think it is worthwhile for parents to speak to their doctors about adjusting vaccine schedules, exploring alternative vaccines, and avoiding things like flu shots. But it scares me to think about a future where large sectors of the population are not vaccinating!Julie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11557928562104861348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-11762008794628373192013-02-27T19:58:34.415-06:002013-02-27T19:58:34.415-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-17654984748149553432013-02-27T18:20:50.666-06:002013-02-27T18:20:50.666-06:00100% correct!100% correct!priest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd https://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-76666826881248474482013-02-27T18:20:22.581-06:002013-02-27T18:20:22.581-06:00a comment from Waltzing Matilda! Cool!!! :)a comment from Waltzing Matilda! Cool!!! :)priest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd https://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-48760510992629635462013-02-27T18:19:54.876-06:002013-02-27T18:19:54.876-06:00"Are there no standards that every good paren..."Are there no standards that every good parent abides by?"<br /><br />I think so, if I may answer as a not-yet parent, but someone who already bemoans the X vs Y decisions and discussions that will inevitably become part of my life once I have a child. <br /><br />I think good parents all love their children, and want what is best, and try to do what is best, for that particular child, even if it's not the same as their siblings. I think good parents make the decisions with what they know and what they might research (but not always) and what they might think about. But not everything can be given lots of thought or research; some decisions must be made very quickly, even relying solely on the gut instinct or mother's intuition. Looking back, a different decision might have been better in the end, but sometimes we have to act fast and think later. <br /><br />Then again, the same musings can be given for anything else in life :-)Jen (AKA Rabbit)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15742830792050815627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-79513485715591604302013-02-27T17:50:14.465-06:002013-02-27T17:50:14.465-06:00Excellent response to Char's head-scratching l...Excellent response to Char's head-scratching list!Charlotte (WaltzingM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12690056082240865041noreply@blogger.com