According to my Weird-O-Meter, my family is pretty unusual. First, there is only one other relative on my side of the family who is Christian. We homeschool, didn't vaccinate our son, like watching documentaries and infomercials and playing along with Jeopardy. We have a family business instead of having me work outside the home. I didn't own a car for about two years a while back. We don't listen to pop music and don't know many of the new pop artists folks talk about. We love to use natural remedies instead of antibiotics and other man-made cures. We believe in Chiropractic (most of my family thinks that's akin to snake charmers). My 18 y/o dd wants to court and has no interest in dating at all, but only after she graduates from college, law school and has started her career as a Judge Advocate General. (Grandma isn't a name I'll be called til I am at least old enough not to care if all my hair is grey!) We don't buy trendy clothes and find it difficult to buy much of anything in the stores. My dd dresses even more conservatively than I do and that's saying something!! I don't wear bathing suits. Getting the picture?
My family is gracious but they really think we're weird. lol How weird are YOU? Here are some of the criteria on the Weird-O-Meter, but feel free to add your own!
- Homeschool
- Don't watch TV
- Like to spend time with kids/don't look forward to when kids go back to school
- Didn't vaccinate
- have more than 2.4 kids
- kids read dictionary or other for fun
- Like watching educational tv
- have your own business instead of working for someone else
- use natural things
- Don't own a car
- grow your own food
- Make your own soap, bread, whatever
- make your own babyfood
- listen to Christian music not popular music
- didn't date (did court)
- Don't allow dd's to date
- Don't buy trendy clothes
Weird can be good! It communicates that you aren't just following the crowd. Let's face it, it's hard to be weird sometimes. To buck the vision of the average family. If you do, it means you are unique, strong in your beliefs and you are noticed.
So...how does your family rate on the Weird-O-Meter?
Jun. 23, 2008 - weird
Keep being yourselves.
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