tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201352571733812637.post6679602983759412983..comments2022-12-04T22:16:53.226-06:00Comments on Follow My Whimsy: There's More Than One Way to Skin a CatJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02302219521083651150noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201352571733812637.post-11271731451664906422011-10-02T10:13:45.149-05:002011-10-02T10:13:45.149-05:00I hope you weren't talking about our blog! ;)
...I hope you weren't talking about our blog! ;)<br /><br />A few of the things you said really stood out for me. I, too, have seen that judgment from unschoolers. I have found a few online unschooling discussion forums throughout the years; a few of which I quickly "unsubscribed" to when I saw how some of the people really judged others for just doing things differently than how they would do it. While I have also experienced this judgment with other homeschoolers following more classical approaches, I found this judgment from unschoolers more surprising because I (naively) thought that unschoolers would be more open to a wide range of ideas and viewpoints (don't know really why I thought this, I just did :).<br /><br />I think your question about does judging others "make us feel less insecure about our own decisions" hits the nail on the head. I've often wondered this same thing--if judgments come from the person's own insecurities. A kind of defense mechanism to try to ensure themselves what they are doing is the "right" way. I don't know?? I'm sure we've all been guilty of judging others at some point in our lives, but I think it is so important to move past this and to accept people for who they are and the choices they make for themselves. <br /><br />I agree with you that there are so many different paths and we all need to find what works best for ourselves, our children, and our families.Chris M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15826426496805493862noreply@blogger.com