growing up in a huge urban city in the 70's I know I was exposed to way more negative, violent stuff than my ds gets. I turned out ok
. Have to keep reminding myself to chill out.
Ahh but I grew up in a nasty city in the 70s, and there were several times when I was seriously a half step away from
not turning out ok... or not "turning out" at all... It's not why we homeschool (we're more often the bad influence that the other parents are trying to avoid... LOL), but it is
definitely why we don't live in that city anymore!
I think it's perfectly reasonable to avoid danger and trauma. I don't mean mediating every little disagreement kids have with their friends, or keeping him from knowing other people are different, but when a situation is really toxic or threatening it's going to take quite a bit to convince me DS needs to be there. And there are schools in our area (not many, but a few) that would absolutely fit that description.
