A funny thing happened last night. I think you’d call it a socialization problem. It is really to bad we homeschool and our kids miss out on this socialization stuff. You see, there is a real sweet couple at our church that we’ve become friends with. Their kids are grown and they are relishing in the delights of being Grandparents. He is the special music coordinator for our church. “His” birthday is 2 days before mine and months ago we decided we’d all go out to dinner the evening in between our birthdays. (We let our spouses think this was their idea! J Aren’t we nice?) The girls wanted to go also and Dad said they could as long as they stayed within a given budget. (Even he gets schooling in whenever he can)
So there we are eating our meal and having different conversations when a family comes in with two very sullen looking teens. It was obvious they were NOT happy to be there. Later another group came in with some loud, lewd teens. During this my girls were discussing what they have been studying and what pieces they’re working on with their musical instruments.
Dinner was delicious and the fellowship great. As we were walking through the parking lot I heard a car near the road with young adults (teens) screaming at each other and pealing out. As I turned to my group my 15 year old was discussing with the 74 year old gentleman the possibility of working together on a meditation piece for a church service. I was so blessed by this moment. Does our society have a generation Gap? No, I think not. More of an attitude gap!
I know my children aren’t perfect but I praise the Lord that we are able to homeschool and bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
So, what is socialization? Do my children have a lack of it? How about yours? Can they only ‘function’ with kids their own age or can they willingly interact with adults? Adults are who they will spend most of their life being. Now before any skeptic gets nervous and accuses me of not letting my kids be kids, read my previous blog about the giggling girls etc…
“For everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven……(Ecclesiastes 3:1)