Thursday Bustle..

Thursdays always bring a rush to our home-atleaste during the school year. We participate in a local co-op for homeschoolers..and though we are not technically homeschoolers we fit alright:) We have actually been a part of this co-op since our older kids were at the 10-12 yr. old mark. We took a 2 year break and then found our way back to the group. It is quite economical for us and really..very loose as far as every one's abilities so our kids feel very at home. For the most part. We have had a few issues this year about the lack of respect shown to the kids by some of the parents. This is a big issue for our family and not one I am willing to hedge on. In our family we all have a say in the conversation--we all have a voice. It is not like that in the majority of the households in our co-op. Most of the parents run authoritarian homes...and that doesn't fit for us. Though our kids know that our home is very different from most of the other homes and they respect that they still can't help but speak up when they see injustice or disrespect on the parents part. They generally just come to me and we talk about it as a family...but Hannah has recently approached an adult there who not only would not consider what was being said but also made fun of her ideas. Up until then I had let this run it's course but at that point I stepped in and confronted the situation. The thing is that this person REALLY BELIEVES she is being disrespected because Hannah would not back off an issue she felt really strong about. I was really proud of Hannah for calmly and respectfully stating what she thought--even in the face of intimidation. I would have never been able to do that at 14..golly--I almost can't do it at 34..lol..