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>>It's not so much despair but longing for something that never could have been. Providing an amazing environment for my children has erased all regret for my
by benjohnson 11y ago
>>It's not so much despair but longing for something that never could have been.
Providing an amazing environment for my children has erased all regret for my own childhood. I can see a new hope filled future with new eyes.
- agentultra 11y agoYeah, same. Well, almost same. I have to remember not to be too eager! Update: Also... kind of terrified of the public education system. No time for home schooling though. Damn circumstance!
- benjohnson 11y agoI've know two really good parents that have claim that if you spend about an hour each day "detoxifying" the children when they get home that they can survive public school. They let their children know that the public school is a manufactured environment, how to combat child peering (where children look to other children for role models), talk with them about their frustrations, and generally spend about an hour discussing ideas of substance. So far, it seems to work - the children have a certain detachment to the school environment and a mindfulness about them when they talk about their situation.