Many, many families have concluded homeschooling doesn’t work because they think recreating government school at home is HSing, and they burn out. The suggestion is toxic to prospective homeschoolers. I still very much doubt that you are doing what I am talking about. You may have a lot of structure and a lot of interaction, but think back to being in school (I assume you were like most of us), are you really doing that? I suspect there is far more flexibility in what you are doing, even if it is far more time intensive than most.
I disagree that the idea is toxic. I don’t think it’s what works best for most families, but it will be for some.
What I do think is toxic is telling new/prospective homeschoolers they can’t do it this way or that (unless there are legal requirements, but that’s another topic altogether). We struggled for years because the standard hs’ing methods didn’t work well for us. Telling new hs’ers that recreating gov school at home typically is not what hs families find works best for them is certainly necessary information.
New hs’ers need to find out what works for their family. The fewest hurdles in their way helps them the most. Certainly most families won’t find lectures are what works best for them, but it’s not a “no one does this” case either. Hs’ing goes from unschooling on one end to recreating school at home on the other. I contend none is more valid than any other.