brewer12345
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We had a pleasant trip this weekend, but I heard a puzzling comment and was wondering if someone more in the know could decode it. DD (age 6) and I were at a preserved/recreated historical site (with easily the nicest natl park rangers I have ever met) and watching a blacksmith demonstration. Since we were the only ones there, he was chatting with us in very friendly fashion. After speaking with DD for a while, he turned to me and said,"she is very bright, do you homeschool her?". Ummm, no, she goes to public school, but thanks for the compliment.
Any clue what the implication of the homeschool comment was? It was not in any way motivated by any negative sentiment, as the blacksmith was as friendly as everyone else (never had a natl park ranger tell me to go ahead and dunk my beagles in the creek if the heat was too much for them). This was not far from Lancaster County in what I think of as a more conservative area of PA, so perhaps there is something in the milleau I am missing? Genuinely curious and not intended as political in any way.
Any clue what the implication of the homeschool comment was? It was not in any way motivated by any negative sentiment, as the blacksmith was as friendly as everyone else (never had a natl park ranger tell me to go ahead and dunk my beagles in the creek if the heat was too much for them). This was not far from Lancaster County in what I think of as a more conservative area of PA, so perhaps there is something in the milleau I am missing? Genuinely curious and not intended as political in any way.