The question "So, do you have any friends?" has always confused and angered me. Yes! I have friends. Contrary to popular belief, there are other kids that exist outside of the public school system. This is an incredibly demeaning question for anyone, and I honestly can't count how many times I've answered this indignantly with "Yes, I have friends. We see each other almost every day, do almost everything together, and we are as close as sisters.".
I consider myself incredibly lucky, I am still friends with two out of three of my best friends that I grew up with, and we've literally known one another since birth ( for the record, I'm the oldest! ). I can tell you each one's foot size, favorite color, TV show, movie, food, song, artist, cartoon, sport, book, animal, their worst fear, their biggest dream, and most importantly... Who they want to make out with. And they know the same about me.
The point I'm trying to make is that Homeschoolers have acquaintances, we have friends, we have 'best friends', and we have people we can't stand. So if you think about it, we're kind of like normal people. We're kind of like... you.
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