At the end of the night I arrived to pick up E and was told by one of the Brownie leaders that she and the other homeschooled Spark spent most of the evening together. What's particularly interesting about this is that they'd never met before that night, and after asking E, found out that the subject of homeschooling didn't come up between the girls. heh. Apparently they'd "sniffed out their own kind" and chose to stick together.
On the walk home I asked E all about the party. She was full of complaints about it. Her main beef was the fact that the girls were all being "ruled around", when she felt that the party would have been better if they'd been able to "do their own thing". She's unaccustomed to the "herding" and "crowd control" necessary when it comes to handling large groups of children...and she doesn't like it.
One thing I can say for the homeschooling experience, it's teaching my kids how to think for themselves. No "sheep mentality" for them. Might make for a few rocky times during the younger years, but ultimately I think that's a positive trait.
All in all I feel "okay" about how things ended up last night. Sure, she's a "velcro kid". And actually, as a public schooled kid, I was the same way. I guess the key is to help her overcome her limitations and nourish her strengths. Not everyone's meant to flourish in a church hall full of screaming little girls.
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Mom of the 'other home schooled girl' here.
J really enjoyed meeting E. She was not at all comfortable in the large group either, and the only way I got out, was her group's leader let her cling to her. She also was full of many complaints about the evening. Many of them similar to E's.
She's been asking today if she can switch Sparks groups so she can be with E. I wonder if that's possible....
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