Sounds like the precise logic that I recall using-- and then hearing from my own DD. Yes, very Artemis-like. Not a coincidence that Fowl was a real favorite of my DD's, probably.

It's the answer I've always given for socializing an only child independent from a brick-and-mortar schooling situation, too. I'm not raising my child to be a socially high-functioning 8yo.

I'm hoping that she'll be a functional adult someday, though. wink

Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.