Oh, I think you'd be surprised, Poirot ;)

pure oh..im tempted to say pure rot
but mor re what the gabby yabby sumised
that you later ajoined into

i have been in those groups that the gabby one named
and them groupings are as diverse as each are unable to be typecast

but where to begin without naming names
so i will list types..not all hippies are hip

and not all nimbinites use drugs
as for a cluster of religionists...[lol]

yabby ol mate
all old men are.....[to say anytghing will be wrong]

all single mothers are ....[go on i dare you]

all kids are rebels
all politions are....[well you know..they really are]

how about all musitions only want to be loved
or all rollong stone fans are old fogies

only late nigh owls..watch black and white classics
and only nurds buy collectable dolls..[sorry figures]...lol

anyhow all olo's are unique
even those why fly together..on occasion..
yet find we disagree at other times..on many topics

heck..god gave everyone..their own face
their own unique dna..their own unique fingerprint
their own unique face code..that allows them majic camera's..[tp keep us safe]..not track us

of course we know all muslims are errorists
and al greenies are fools..and only mugs trust a politition saying no more new taxes..[were only having an inquiry to hide it..from toney and the mug voters]

look karl might be a fool or a hero
but he is dead..[as far as you mere-mortals are concerned]

dont trust any ism's
and ps to david
im sorry

and as as asside
those who said that hole in the ozone
didnt know a few years later..we would find a new tax sceme
to blame for the warming..the adverts then predicted

not all scientists have sol us out
but those with big bank accounts

well you just gotta wonder

eh?

*I know you think you know "my type", but none of the people in my "phone register" homeschool*

I was thinking of going against the "herd" in general, Poirot,
not homeschooling as such. Personally I can't see why the herd
should even think of objecting, thats your business really.
I'm just glad that I was not homeschooled, for the purpose
of school was to be with your mates and escape the motherly
apron strings as much as possible.

Fitting in to seek approval is an individual thing, IMHO.
Some people yearn to be accepted and belong, some don't.

I once had a friend comment that he'd noticed that I never gave
a hoot what people thought and just did what I thought was right
and indeed his observation was correct.

Women might have it tougher. If you wear the blue dress, they'd
be bitching that you'd look better in yellow and if you wear
yellow, they'd be bitching that you'd look better in green.
The more attractive that you are, the more other women will
bitch about their "friends". Just another human foible.

Yabby,

It's not so much that the herd objects - it's whether an individual can justify to themselves the value of doing something different from the herd. I know I bang on about my experience, but it really was a revelation to me just how confronting deviation is.

Btw, our little guy is friends with the neighbourhood kids. We have a vacant block next door with an excellent 'clubhouse" tree, where they meet after school, on weekends and during school holidays (to get away from their mums : )

OUG - sorry I don't follow - what's pure rot?