[Ironclad]

Bless you. There it is. "[A] bit odd," might be on the optimistic side of things. The problem is that parents who home school aren't going to accept that that might be the case. And relatives are naturally going to be reluctant to point such things out.

[politicket]

And relatives are naturally going to be reluctant to point such things out.

Our relatives let us know exactly how they felt regarding us homeschooling. And the words weren't always nice...

Now, eight years later, they sing the praises of homeschooling and see just how great it has been. We'll be homeschooling clear through high school.

[Tired of Taxes]

Bless you. There it is. "[A] bit odd," might be on the optimistic side of things. The problem is that parents who home school aren't going to accept that that might be the case. And relatives are naturally going to be reluctant to point such things out.

So, it all comes down to your fear that your nieces and nephews will be "odd". Heaven forbid! What do you consider "odd", btw? Do your neices and nephews have multi-colored hair, multiple tattoos and body piercings? Do they wear their pants low enough to expose their underwear or crevice? Do they experiment with drugs? Do they pepper their talk with four-letter words? If so, they'd fit right in with the public school kids living in my area, and they wouldn't be considered "odd" at all.

What people call "odd" today is usually innocence, exactly what a child is supposed to have, and kindness, thoughtfulness... Sadly, too many adults consider those to be odd qualities for a child to have today.