Hello friends. Today's question comes from an encounter I had at a

homeschool conference several years ago.

It echoed a feeling I've experienced myself

in the homeschool space as both a homeschooler like you

and as a homeschool speaker to this new podcast season and I asked you for your

current questions this same wish resurfaced.

See if you can relate to this fundamental heart cry that so many of us have.

How do I find my people in the homeschool space?

Why can't being a homeschooler be common ground enough?

Do you know that one?

We are built to have close ties with other people. When you embark on this

lifestyle that challenges the status quo, the need for friends escalates because,

you know, let's face it. It's lonely to be a homeschooler in a world

of institutional schooling filled with all those traditions and school mascots and Friday night lights.

So the questions become, what does it take to make friends

in the homeschool space that stay with you through the long haul?

How do you navigate inevitable changes in belief

or educational philosophy or parenting styles

within those groups?

Can you be in more than one group or must you choose?

What do you do when you move from being a peer

inside this group to an entrepreneur someone who charges money for goods and

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