Their children are already grown, (this article cites 27 years of raising children). I’ve heard too many parents excuse the trollop and punk behavior of their children with the “possible rebellion” excuse. We had the opposite experience with our son, who is a prime example of a “liberal” arts education. Democrat, politically correct, socialistic, which is the more frequent experience. - If I had it to do over, I’d homeschool even though there weren’t the curriculums available back then for homeschooling parents (a foreign concept back then).
“Their children are already grown, (this article cites 27 years of raising children). “
One teenager, one twelve year-old, and one seven year-old are still at home. Four of the (total) seven are grown and gone. Two of the seven are married are married and have their own children.
Key: The eldest is 31 years old, the youngest is seven.
The eldest began kindergarden in 1982 and graduated from college around 2000 (I don’t remember at the moment).
The youngest was born on the mission field in 2001. And by the way, she reads on what the Indiana public schools would call a 9th grade level. ( But what we would say is, Indiana 9th graders are only reading on a 2nd Grade level!)