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Hello, Kel! Thank you for your comment on my and Chris's (totally neglected) unschooling Substack. I just got the chance to read your latest post and let your words sink in. Really appreciate how thoughtful you were in explaining the difficulty of dealing with a family member who seems to be circumventing your authority as a parent. Even just typing that makes me roll my eyes and feel a little crazed -- I totally know people who would do that in my own life (mainly Chris's side). Your kids are truly benefitting from your patience and you learning with them! This I have to remind myself as our oldest, who's only 4.5 years, continues to ask questions and I have to actually think about my answers when the knee-jerk reaction, in another family under different circumstances, might have been "Because I said so."

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