Posted by SharonM on October 21 2009 at 10:47:49:
In Reply to: Re: Re: I need some advice and moral support posted by Annette on October 20 2009 at 23:30:08:
Sounds to me that what you really want for your daughter is not so much a homeschool group but a good friend. My three homeschooled chilren are close in age, and have been each others best friends for a long time. As they grew older, they began to have other friends as well. It seemed like the other families we knew had an abundance of boys, but there never seemed to be a "good friend" for my daughter. Group activities were not necessarily the answer, as it can be hard to be the "outsider." I wonder if your daughter is really friends with the gymnastic girls, or if she feels left out, and thus wants to go to their school to "be a part" of them. I think your idea with your older daughter sounds great. Serving can be very fulfilling. The people I have really gotten to know over the past few years are those that I serve with. Don´t fret about trying to drum up more extra-curricular activites to get her involved in, or finding a homeschool group to be involved with. I would look to finding another family to hook up with, with some other girls, even if the ages don´t match up. Hanging out with "the masses" is not necessarily fulfilling, and the number of friend a person has does not say anything about the quality of friendships they have. I know Yahoo has an email group for E. montgomery County homeschoolers, and I have seen posts there for homeschoolers looking for one or two other families to do things with, as well as posts about co-ops and activities, etc. Maybe there is such a group for the city as well? I don´t know how far NE you are.