tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post113247656617574220..comments2024-02-23T10:53:19.705+00:00Comments on Dare to Know: Checks and BalancesCarlottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1132510710000299682005-11-20T18:18:00.000+00:002005-11-20T18:18:00.000+00:00I think the other concern of forcing people to be ...I think the other concern of forcing people to be checked up on (a la Health Visitors etc.) is that it forces people (like us) 'underground' when we should be out there making these alternative ways of parenting more normal and accessible. But when we have someone watching over us and the possibility of being told we're doing it wrong, or we're 'not allowed' to do something, means we 'hide' from them! What's so stupid about it all is that it's totally counter-productive for the ptb. Eg. I felt much happier calling my old HV for help, who hadn't stuck her nose in my business and had told me that I didn't have to have A weighed or vaxed if I didn't want her to be, than calling my new one who is constantly on the phone telling me about when A (and R) ought to be having checks etc. and trying to get me to come down to the clinic and if I don't come then they'll come to me etc. etc. I don't want to ask her anything and would rather just ignore the phone when it rings! Sorry that turned out long, but I feel quite strongly about the way that people who could actually do with help sometimes may well feel that they don't want to ask for it because of how controlling these terrible HCPs can be! <BR/><BR/>CxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1132499818040726812005-11-20T15:16:00.000+00:002005-11-20T15:16:00.000+00:00re: IAATM: Ahhh, riiighht, that does help explain...re: IAATM: Ahhh, riiighht, that does help explain it. I wonder how I came to miss this point on his webite....<BR/><BR/>Anyway, am off to apply for a licence right now, so I can check on the checkers!Carlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1132499626234427352005-11-20T15:13:00.000+00:002005-11-20T15:13:00.000+00:00Re: strict home schooling being worse than schooli...Re: strict home schooling being worse than schooling...it is certainly possible to see how this could be the case!Carlottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12686469871331093679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1132486216231547662005-11-20T11:30:00.000+00:002005-11-20T11:30:00.000+00:00It just proves strict homeschooling is worse than ...It just proves strict homeschooling is worse than schooling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11652148.post-1132482793299282162005-11-20T10:33:00.000+00:002005-11-20T10:33:00.000+00:00Perhaps it'd be more clear if you knew that Richma...Perhaps it'd be more clear if you knew that Richman's organization is "licensed" by the state to provide those unnecessary checks and balances. For a fee, of course. IAATM? You make the call.<BR/><BR/>* It's All About The MoneyDee Paolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00451533175943518650noreply@blogger.com