This awkwardness might actually be a good thing, to a degree. As a homeschooled kid I never quite lost this 'awkwardness' upon entering the 'normal' school sys

This awkwardness might actually be a good thing, to a degree. As a homeschooled kid I never quite lost this 'awkwardness' upon entering the 'normal' school system. A big part of this awkwardness, for me, comes from an inability or lack of desire to conform to social behavior that seems pointless or downright negative. While I'm happy that I did go to a normal school eventually, and that I did learn how to fit in, I'm very happy with the fact that I seem to never lose a sense of (healthy?) skepticism, detachment, and dislike for many social behaviors around me. And while this is anecdotal, if I look at my younger siblings (who spent more time in the public school systems), there does seem to be a strong correlation between how much time they spent in public school, and how creative, inventive, eager to learn, and 'subversive' they are. And that in turn seems to correlate with how close their actual lifestyle fits their desired lifestyle. A number of my friends were also homeschooled, had to go through 'special' schools, or dropped out early. They all seem to have a similar 'awkwardness' in society, and they all seem to benefit from in similar ways. The biggest downside I've noticed is that those who spent too much time outside 'normal society' find it so hard to conform even a little that it causes problems in their life. But a healthy mix of homeschooling and social life (sports, etc.) might solve much of that.