Monstrous fun

What seems small to an adult can be the best thing in a child's season! Their imaginations are big and you can help them make magic. Energy is shared, and that's how unschooling works. Whether I'm excited about something new, or my children are excited about something new, there's still newness and excitement enough to share.

The second paragraph is from "Balancing in the Middle Ground"
photo by PhoebeWyllyamz

Boo!

Knock knock. Who's there? Boo! Boo who? Please don't cry. It's just me.

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photo by Sandra Dodd

How you live...

How you live in the moment affects how you live in the hour, and the day, and the lifetime.

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photo of Schuyler Waynforth, by Sandra Dodd

Candy and the future

A reminder! If you haven't bought candy yet, get the best candy you can afford. If no one comes by, you still have it! If it all goes out into the community, it makes you a better person and your house will have sweeter associations for children who might grow up remembering.

from Halloween Candy and Choices or "Candy Gets Dusty"
photo by Sylvia Woodman

Oddments

Sometimes, if you're lucky, you'll come across something unexpected, like a full-sized inflatable coach.

Your life will be better if you smile and think "cool!" than if you have a less cool and smiley response.

Sometimes someone will unexpectedly come across you! Be smiling. Be cool.

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A feast!

This morning I brought my 8-year-old son a snack as he was busy playing on the computer, and he said "Wow! A feast! One, because it is big. And two because it has yummy things on it." And he carried on playing. And now I am smiling. —Dominique Trussler

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photo by Dominique Trussler

Reassurance

Joyce Fetteroll, to someone writing about "reassurance":

Seek reassurance in your daughter's smiles. Trust that it's a good thing if it makes her happy.

She doesn't want a textbook-perfect mother. She wants someone who is happy, relaxed, shares her interest in life, is delighted in her delight, who helps her get what she wants (in ways that are safe, respectful and doable). She wants you to look at her and see her rather than what the words "out there" say you should be seeing. She wants you to trust and support her, to be her partner as she explores life.

—Joyce Fetteroll

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photo by Sandra Dodd
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