You might drown in the mainstream if.....

Today, while a friend from MO was visiting, my husband asked a question that was fairly routine for our house. The look on her face, though, indicated that maybe I ought to process through why such a normal question for us struck her as so odd.

His question?

(Hollering from the laundry room) "Did you make new detergent or are we still using nuts?"

Which leads me to another fun thread. Finish this sentence:

You might drown in the mainstream if ....

(Other than homeschooling, of course. lol)

 

you cloth diaper and enjoy it
You make your own cleaning supplies
you live in teh middle of nowhere

 

you make everything from scratch

 

Your kids think coke is a treat, not a staple.

Your kids have to ask before turning on the TV or Wii...and they are okay with that rule...

You don't have Dish or cable.

You have no idea who over 1/2 the people in 'celebrity news' are....

You know what the 'no poo method' is and you've done it.

You actually like your kids and enjoy spending time with them...


You can think for yourself and outside of the box.

 

Your kids really like each other. Totally different from loving each other in my opinion.

 

Oh, I completely agree. My 6yo used to hug me and say, "I like you." That meant more to me than the "I love yous" I got from him.

 

You make your own cleaning supplies.

You make your own facial creams, balms, and shampoo.

You avoid the doctors at all costs.

You treat yourself with herbs and vitamins if at all possible.

You do not own an Xbox, Wii, or any other gaming system.

The only TV you watch are DVDs because you do not have TV service.

You do not text and do not want to text.

You raise your daughter that courting is better than dating.

Your daughter is not allowed to color her hair and is fine with your choice.

 

NOw, why did I now think of some of these.. I do them!

 

While wearing your babies, you shop for a king sized bed to fit everyone in.

And most all of the previous statements apply here as well.

 

Your child asks to watch a documentary (instead of mind-rot like The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack)
You don't know/care what grade your child is in and when the school holidays are

 

Your (seni-adult) daughter is also a good friend.

Your middle school son enjoys playing with younger children.

 

Your kids want a toy but does not ask for it. They just make it themselves.

Your 12 year old tells the grocery store manager that the per ounce price on something is wrong because (and I quote) "I know you wouldn't want to cheat people"

After losing a big competition your 10 year old says to his grouchy team "the only thing worse than losing is winning at being a sore loser!"

The laughter and friendship between brothers. The way they look at each other and you know they spoke with just an expression on their face.

Best of all when one gets hurt the other one always helps him home. so sweet!

The way they can't wait to help at church or volunteer as soon as they are old enough to help.

 

Your child has gone to the polls to vote more times than they are years old and knows what you do when you go vote

Your child is under 10 and understands politics and engages and has opinions of their own not just based on what you tell them

 

...when the local public school gives your name to people who call inquiring about the homeschooling laws in Illinois.

 

...your kids would be thrilled to get a box of rocks for Christmas! And the most excited they ever acted over a gift was for big rocks (crystals, geodes, fossils, and agates). The reaction beat bikes, ride on tractors, legos, and everything else they have ever gotten....lol

...your kids saved up Christmas money together to buy a Lego set, even though you tried to convince them to buy a Wii. Well, because Mom wanted to play, of course!

...you have to use your fingers to add up your years of breastfeeding.

...people comment on how nice your skin looks, and then look shocked when they ask what you use and you tell them you can't remember the last time you used soap.

...you will never buy products like lotion, hand sanitizer, KY, facial cleansers, conditioner, and don't miss them AT ALL.

 

Yeah, that! The supervisors in the district where I worked (different district than where I live) used to refer to ME the parents who asked them about homeschooling laws!

 

I was ok until I got to the word "nuts." You'd have gotten a quizzical expression from me too! I'm imagining a hoard of angry squirrels glaring in your laundry room window as their acorns are dropped into your washing machine. I'll do thread search and see if I missed anything, but if you haven't explained previously, I must know, how do you wash with nuts?

 

Squirrels wouldn't be too interested. I only use the hulls.

Soap Nuts

At the moment I have Eco Nuts.

 

Hehehe....SO true!!

 

You get your chakras tuned more often than your car!