And I remember asking my mom, why is my dad like this?

And this is a very genuine question that could have been met with a lot of sympathy.

But I remember my mom saying, that's a victim mentality.

You are not a victim.

Welcome to Scalae Sisters, where we are cultivating the maximum number of thinking moms we can.

This is the podcast for classical homeschooling mamas, who yearn for something more than just checking boxes and getting it all done.

Scalais Sisters discusses topics that matter to those of us who believe that educating ourselves through reading widely, thinking deeply, and applying faithfully, equips us for the

task of educating our children.

I'm your host, Brandy Vensel.

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go to afterthoughtsblog.net slash subscribe and sign up.

My co-hosts today are Misty Winkler and Abby Wall.

Misty is a homeschooling mama five, including two graduates. She writes in podcasts at Simplyconvial.com and is the author of the convivial homeschool.

Abby is basically the queen of the Scholar sister ship.

Abby is a country living farmer, rancher, a loving wife, and Mama 5 who homeschools and reads

whenever she can.

Have you heard about our upcoming Sophie mentorship?

It starts very soon, October 23rd.

If you like today's podcast discussion, you will love the mentorship,

because we'll be spending extended time immersed in ideas surrounding being an adult and becoming a strong

leader. In fact, the mentorship is called Grow Up, Courage to be the adult in the room. We'll be reading

from four different books, including the classic Art of War by Sun Su, and having various types of

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