tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17608754.post5580081156268312458..comments2023-10-14T08:43:01.005-05:00Comments on The Wild Tribe: Helooooo Out There!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05024035182585463786noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17608754.post-15129519556389892682007-07-16T19:12:00.000-05:002007-07-16T19:12:00.000-05:00I just might join you all, though I prefer 'toos o...I just might join you all, though I prefer 'toos over peircings.:)<BR/><BR/>I loved seeing the pics of you with the unschooling crew on the 4th. sniff, sniff.Ren Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017460071971677808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17608754.post-30869941489864038352007-07-13T14:19:00.000-05:002007-07-13T14:19:00.000-05:00Yea! I'm so glad you're having such a great visit....Yea! I'm so glad you're having such a great visit. I love that you have this constellation of wonderful unschooling friends scattered across the country!<BR/>As for the extended family's reactions, that's one of my biggest challenges, to stay centered in the face of others' resistance to my child's behavior. I know that I lose my center because I have their voice in my head somewhere as well and I can often believe it. <BR/>But you're right -- 2 year olds aren't mean, human beings aren't born mean. Humans can be born with a stronger or weaker experience of their emotional life (and stronger is most certainly a better internal guidance system for them when they grow up) and they can have tendencies to internalize or externalize their stress (and externalizing is more functional than internalizing, albeit a greater social challenge for us as parents -- but I think it's ultimately easier to help an externalizing child learn to channel it appropriately than to help an internalizing child learn to externalize more...)<BR/>I'm glad you're getting to recharge yourself in the energy of such accepting and supportive friends (as I've done with you many a time!)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01487352150105450355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17608754.post-19899337719168427912007-07-12T13:25:00.000-05:002007-07-12T13:25:00.000-05:00We might just have to do that nose thing together:...We might just have to do that nose thing together:) Tanya hardly flinched and she was REALLY nervous!! The motorhome didn't sell so maybe next year we will be able to take another trip and come see you!Heidi Snavleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954842963823414136noreply@blogger.com