Aimee Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Hello everyone! I'm happy to finally have been accepted into this forum. Thanks to Micheal who looked into it after I sent a question to Stefan for his mailbag a couple days ago. I'm a 24yo mother of one 4yo son and Stefan's videos have truly helped shape me into a more peaceful, nonaggressive parent. I love his videos on parenting. I initially found Stafan's videos when looking up philosophical parenting, and was very pleased to see he also shared my newly formed views on the world. I was very naive when I was 20 years old an pregnant with my son. Only starting to become interested in politics and not sure about my views in either direction. Becoming a mother pushed me to care more about how our world worked because, well, I care about the world my son grows up in. I was hit hard with reality and have learned so much in the past 4 years. So I have been listening to Stefan Molyneux for 3 years now and I just love the way he can explain things in such a simple and reasonable manner. I also listen to Alex Jones on occasion as well but I much prefer Stefan Molyneux's approach. These days I have Stefan's app and listen to every video while I'm at work. In our family we make a point to have at least one parent home with our son at all times (no daycare!!) and I will be homeschooling my son. We home preschool now and he just loves it. We have been met with quite a bit of negative responses to that choice but Stefan's interviews on the topic have really helped me feel confident in our choice to homeschool. Anyhow, I am very excited to join the most popular philosophical conversation in the world!! Thanks for reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Beal Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I think it's totally awesome you've committed to peaceful parenting and that you are doing the homeschool thing. How's it working out so far? Welcome to the boards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimee Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 So far it's going well. It's not every day yet but a few times a week and my son certainly learns through play every day. We have 1 year until he is kindergarten age and 2 years before I have to fill out an affidavit with the state. Right now I'm just trying to learn as much as I can, find a homeschooling community we fit into well, and go through the endless list of possible curriculums I may use in the future. It's a little intimidating and there are days I wonder if I'm "qualified" but other homeschooling families I met, and the reality of public school, reassures me that this is the right choice. I'm also in school right now, I started wanting to become a teacher and it led to me deciding I wanted to homeschool. So my fear of not being qualified will fade with time. I figure that as long as I have the love of learning I can teach the love of learning. Any subject I am not well versed in I will learn alongside my son, which is the reality for many public teachers. It's exciting but a lot of decision making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipJ Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Hi Aimeesh, welcome to the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liferhythm52 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Welcome Aimeesh, I used to want to be a teacher too until I realized the herding committed by the state indoctrination camps during my practicum. You are well on your way to being a great teacher and parent. Good luck on your journey, your child is lucky to have you and I am happy to know there will be a brighter future filled with children that "aren't crushed by conformity". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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