Homeschool rights being attacked globally

I’ve written before how the UN treaty is terrible for families.  Now it is being used in Britain to take away the ability to homeschool.   see article here

http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=00f9e4541df7da80194807124&id=276512c6d8&e=137ea40fe4

This is not just a homeschool family issue.  It is really about parents making decisions for their families….not the government.   These institutions use the cases where children are not protected to push massive control on all families.   I don’t believe it is always about helping children, but indoctrinating them into the worldview that will  promote the social world they are trying so hard to create.

New names for old ideas

In the frugal world, I’ve been noticing new names for what my grandparents lived out.  Here are a few:

• repurposing = One man’s trash is another man’s treasure
• stop spending to  get out of debt = waste not want not
• urban homesteads = Depression gardens
• living off the grid = the lines haven’t made it down my dirt road
• compost toilet = outhouse
• free range chicken =  chicken from your coop (not co-op)
• grass feed beef = beef from your pasture
• non-pasteurized milk = fresh milk from your cow
• organic veggies = veggies from the garden
• sustainable living = take care of what you have
• hybrid car = motorcycle with a cart on the side
• gourmet cooking = Sunday lunch
• gym membership = opps…none
• working out = working in the garden
• made in China = Chinese children
• dispute resolution = good fight and friends afterwards
• social networking = drinking iced tea on our neighbors front porch
• resale clothing = hammy downs
• fast food = leftovers