One of the things I love most about our homeschooling support group is the ecclectic mix of people. There are several different belief systems at play, but we are all unified by one goal: we want to educate our children ourselves. We are an all-inclusive group, so there are several different religious backgrounds as well. Over the three + years since we joined, I have made several very good friends. We don't always just meet with kids in tow - we have a monthly knitting night and a monthly meeting and a monthly MNO. Knitting night is an especially good night to talk about things other than day-to-day schoolwork or kids. We have discussed our views on politics (it is especially hilarious to see all of our vehicles lined up in the parking lot and the array of bumper-stickers present), religion and education. I feel like I am in pretty good company!
The other night, a new mom to the group joined us for knitting night. She told us a story about her daughter, who has a friend who is a boy. The two get along quite well and have been friends for several years. C. said that the boy's family were the ultra-conservative religious types, and "Uh, we're not". We were busily knitting around the table, and after she said that, smiles spread around the table and we all nodded in unison.
Not much else was said about the subject....'cause we're 'not'.
I love this group :)
