I guess my point is that in my anecdotal experience, parents homeschooled kids to "protect" them from regular society. Ergo, they were very sheltered and only a

I guess my point is that in my anecdotal experience, parents homeschooled kids to "protect" them from regular society. Ergo, they were very sheltered and only able to socialize within the church. If it works for them, great, not hating - but I doubt that's what people in this thread mean when they talk about homeschooled kids having a normal, social life.