I’m not sure where I first heard the phrase “homeschool weird” and I don’t think I made it up anyways. Its a phrase used to describe a kid who acts different socially, whether they are home schooled or not. I used to use the phrase light heartedly, but I’ve come to realize that there really is no excuse for judging someone based on their social skill any more than its fair to judge someone on their cognitive function or physical ability. When I first sat down to write about this, I was going to write that it was ok with me if my kids were “homeschool weird” because if you know me and Morgan even a little, you would know that theres no hope our children will ever be “Normal” (Whatever that even means!). We are already weird! And Loving it! Snorkle! See what I mean…
Where was I…Oh yeah.. I was talking about how I was realizing that judging someone else based on anything is not ok. In saying all that, I’ve decided that Im ok with being the weird family. I’m going to do my best not to take the questions about how my kids are socialized or whether or not Im messing them up too seriously. I’m pretty good at laughing at myself, so we will just add this to the list of weird things in Courtenay’s life and go on from here. In light of that, this made me laugh…
