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Here's a funny story that happened about 5.5 years ago when Allison (my oldest) was in Kindergarten. I can laugh about it now because so much time has gone by but during the episode I was "fit to be tied" as we say in the South!!!! For some forgotten reason, Allison and I went to IHOP right in the middle of school day in the Fall. Breakfast or lunch...who knows...and it's not important. We were waiting to be seated as were a few other random folks. Allison was being her typical precocious self and drawing attention. Finally, Allison was noticed by a lady who fit the exact description of a retired, school marm (God love the children who endured this woman during her last years of teaching). This lady looked at her, looked at me, looked back at her then (if I recall correctly, this is the moment she adjusted her glasses) asked Allison how old she was. Of course Allison promptly replied something adorable like, "I'm 6...how old are you?" The lady looked at me and gasped, "Why!!! It's a school day!!!! She should be in SCHOOL....learning!!!" I couldn't help myself...really I couldn't.... I said, " Oh she's homeschooled. You see, she's got the IQ of a genius and the PUBLIC school system couldn't accommodate her!!!!" At that exact moment, the IHOP hostess called our name, the people parted like the Red Sea and we left the "school marm" staring after us, mouth gaping like a fish out of water! I like to think my sarcastic response was due to my being new to homeschooling but really, when I think about it....nnnaaaaaahhhhhh...I would answer exactly the same today! (Thanks to my friend Ginger for jogging my memory about this story and inspiring me to blog about it! )
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Posted by Ginger