Today I am thankful for the relationship our kids have with each other. I know that if they were going off to school in different directions every day that they would not be as close as they are. I don't ever see them get jealous of each other's accomplishments. In fact, they encourage each other quite a bit. Do they have their moments when they fight over a board game scenario because they both hate to lose? Yes. Do they have times when they get tired and cranky and they get short with each other? Yes. But I would take the present situation over how it could be any day.
Another thing that happened which was totally unexpected is that our friends have become the kids' friends as well. When we gather with friends, Hope and Sam seem just as comfortable with the adults as they do with their kids. In fact, the age of their friends does not seem to matter much. They seem to pick their friends based on common interests and values rather than age or grade level. When I transfer this idea to adulthood it seems so obvious..... I don't pick friends by their age. That makes no sense.
So - add to all of this that we assign the books the kids read and we can help them form good friendship skills by having them read books about personality traits and people skills. Of course, anyone can do this. You don' t have to home school to have your kids read good books outside of school work. I do remember being in high school, though, and being so focused on getting good grades that I didn't take any time for any reading outside of school work. I was too busy with sports and trying to get good grades. Which brings me to another reason I am thankful that we home school.
Until next time.... :-)
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