Rejecting conformity and other lessons learnt as an unschooling parent
We had ignored our anxieties and meltdowns long enough. Now we would pay attention to what our body and mind were telling us. Our children would guide us.
Why read this story?
Editor's note: After wasting precious time at my work desk, unable to decide the first line for this newsletter—the clever opening that would hook the reader—I wandered away to take out the washed load of laundry from the washing machine. It is still early for everyone else to be awake. I check on the other morning person in our family—Scarlet, our dog. She is curled up in a cool spot. I safely tiptoe back to my desk. From the balcony, I check on the five cats who live with us. They are beautiful and mesmerizing and resting on the parapet wall after a night of adventures. Last morning, they had hunted a thin, elegant grass snake and arranged it on the doormat as a good morning greeting for us. The poor creature was newly dead but I was still creeped out. I took photos of it in reverence. I step back and return to my desk, letting cats sleep. I am breaking my daybreak rhythm today. I will share a long and complex story this month. I am going to simplify it. …
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