You need cheap land and a way to make a living there. But you're wrong if you think homeschooling is an easy-to-make and widely accepted choice. If I had a nickel for every time I've heard about Andea Yates or the alleged socialization issue, well, I might not be rich, but I'd definitely have more toys.
Dana On 7/28/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hehe you're right about the shrinking of the > > average bedroom. And about the limits on the > > number of people living in a dwelling. One > > of my favorite rants is about the law they > > passed in Montgomry County mandating > > three-bedroom apartments for every family. > > This was for our own good, you understand. > > Better homelessness than over crowding. > > DOn't get me started. > > > As for Waco, I see your point, but... put it > > this way, I homeschool. I'm used to blowing > > off the uniformed demonizer. > > Right... but this isn't a problem of "a few uninformed poeple" who > just happen to demonize something that is done with some reasonable > frequence (or ease) in spite of their comments. The issue of > extended-family/community living being demonized is wide-sweeping and > increasingly common. There are still some successful communes even > left over from the 60's/70's, like "the Farm" with which my only gripe > is that by their own admission, their advocation of "free love" soon > gave-way to strict rules to enforce monogamy (I have nothing against > them doing that, I just won't ever live there). But the average person > never hears about these successful communes, they only hear about the > Wacos. As a result, rather than being an issue that a parent(s) can > easily control (you homeschool, iirc the Churvis homeschool, etc.) > this is a dominant social force for which there is little recourse to > "buck the trend". Living the way I want to live -- the way I believe > would be healthier for many people than the way we grew up (I'm > speaking specifically of the sort of insular nuclear family I grew up > in -- which I believe is fairly common give or take the abuse) -- is > at best a challenge that will take YEARS to overcome (I'm in the > neighborhood of 7 yrs into having that goal), and at worst flatly > impossible given the current social and legal climate. > > > s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > > http://www.fusiontap.com > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:167147 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
