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- Mar 16, 2023
Yes, it does seem like an environment ripe for a plethora of narcissistic parents to conjure attention-seeking schemes and wax and wane about what wonderful stellar people they are to each other (while competing viciously in front of their child) as they act like total dipshits in private. I've considered this situation in connection with Nick's behavior as well.The homeschool community in the USA is so beyond fucked up that I've always fantasized about starting a community watch thread, the problem is that they are almost all so paranoid of CPS as a cultural thing, that they say all their most unhinged lolcow shit in private facebook groups.
Homeschool co-ops are nothing but drama, but since most of the people in them believe that they are following the will of God by homeschooling they blame their kids for having any problems. Even many secular homeschooling parents will get really defensive and say "PUBLIC SCHOOL IS WORSE" if they are faced with any problems.
I would personally aim for a more ideal situation absent all the culture-mongering and anxiety of the modern school system, but I would have zero interest in any social pandering for either myself or other people's children even. (Gross). I'm sure there are others that are feeling the same.
Nick's situation seems beyond out of control with the amount of time he's claiming kids are spent under the hopefully less inebriated nose of a perfect stranger (non-family) with a schedule built out of Legos. Meanwhile they're in vehicles constantly, which is terrible health-wise, with or without their parents that regularly oversleep or are under the influence. They as might as well be in a school system that is properly suited to work within their circumstances and allows the children the space to actually breathe away from their hyperactive parents.
It all sounds like a recipe for enduring a living hell just to maintain a perception of "My parents know best". People are often wrong, and we learn best when there's ample opportunities for that to play out. A hyper-controlled environment doesn't allow for very many influences to get in and considering at least one person is narcissistically abusive (See: Dear John...), it's safe to say that Nick doesn't allow much room for considered criticism... especially when it comes to his lax scheduling.