I recently had a very interesting conversation with my 13 year old. He came and told me he had just learned about the "F" word. Was I surprised he came to me and told me this? No. We talk about everything. I was telling a friend about this later and she was shocked! (She is in her 20's with no kids.)
Here is what surprised her:
1. That any human being in today's society could have made it to 13 without hearing that word.
2, That any teenager would come to their Mom and have such a discussion!
Her view was that this was a GREAT testimonial for homeschooling! She just couldn't fathom that in this day and age any kid could actually maintain some innocents AND a respectful relationship with their parents into the teen years. I was really glad to hear her perspective. I do take this type of thing for granted. I live in a homeschool world and I really would have missed the significance of the moment without her perspective.
It all made me appreciate our homeschool life a little more...
This also reminded me of something that happened when my oldest was 9. Our 6 year old neighbor had come over after school to play. We were all sitting around the table having a snack and the neighbor piped up with "Someone at school today used the "F" word." I was shocked! But, before I could say a word my then 9 year old stopped him. He said "Look, I don't know what that means and I am pretty sure I don't want to. So can we move on?" I was pretty proud of him then and I still am now! How awesome it is that he wants to keep his mind pure.
It is so true that the loss of innocence seems to go unnoticed by many. I am glad that God placed that particular friend in your life to remind you by having this discussion, that we are so very lucky to be homeschooling our children. What a blessing to have a son who automatically discusses such things. And I love the snow!! Those pictures are just too adorable! Hugs!
We have homeschooled our children from the start and we love every minute of it! This is my place to share my thoughts on homeschooling, my kids and living for the Lord. All the while being a little outside the box!!
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