Fan Mail and Lots of Unschooling Thoughts
This morning I felt very discouraged. Perhaps it was the result of being overtired. I don’t know.
It’s strange how grey the world looks when we’re tired. Earlier today, nothing excited me. I didn’t want to blog or podcast. Sharing unschooling didn’t seem important. All I wanted to do was close my computer and forget everything.
“Are you going to record a podcast today, Mum?”
“I’ve got nothing to say,” I replied. “I’ve said it all before. I’m just repeating myself.”
“You could work on your novel.”
“I don’t feel like doing that either.”
Yes, this morning, I lost my way. I might even have felt a bit (or a lot) sorry for myself.
Then something totally unexpected happened: The postman arrived with a very special letter from my ‘biggest fan’ who’d recently read my children’s novel The Angels of Abbey Creek. Oh my, it’s a good letter. It made me smile. It put me back on track. Suddenly I felt like doing something. I decided to record a podcast after all.
This week’s episode is a bit of a ramble. I went from thought to thought, covering lots of ground in a short time. I spoke off the top of my head, which is usually a big mistake. (Perhaps I should have made some notes!) Anyway, I hope you’ll listen to ep 56. These are a few of the things I talked about:
my fan mail
tiredness
discouragement and encouragement
talking to kids
trusting and respecting kids
chores
how we need to have patience when trying new things
why you should try unschooling
how we all have something valuable to offer
Facebook
plus other rambling thoughts
Podcast Notes
Blog Posts
Why Some Children Are Willing to Help With the Chores
Getting Kids to Help with the Chores
Memories of an Inexperienced Mother
Because I Am a Mother
Time to Unschool
Podcast
Ep 41: Chores and Our Typical Unschooling Day
My Children’s Novel
Music
60’s Quiz Show by Podington Bear, (CC BY-NC 3.0)
A nine-year-old boy wrote to me and changed the course of my day. I’ve been thinking about that. Could I touch someone else’s life in a similar way? Perhaps I could write a few encouraging notes of my own. What do you think? Have you ever had a similar experience where someone’s kindness made a difference to your day?
You can find my Stories of an Unschooling Family podcast on
and here on my blog.