I had a really long response, but of course I goofed somehow and closed the window. Crap.
Ok, bullets.
*I don't like the "mothers group" version of "playdates" either, but there's a range of different settings.
*No difference between driving your kids to the grocery store and driving them to a friend's house. What's the big deal? Are you never supposed to drive them anywhere?
*No difference between having them socialize with cousins and other children who are not related. Why is a "playgroup" bad, but extended family ok?
*Isolation is BAD for mothers and children. Leading factor in depression and child abuse. If you don't live in a village where you're contantly surrounded by people you know, you have to get out or invite people over. There's nothing wrong with it.
*It's not "ideal." It's a romanticization of some "anthroposophical" model that either didn't exist or only existed in certain places and worked for those people. Humans are adaptable.
Re: Nah, not psychotic
Ok, bullets.
*I don't like the "mothers group" version of "playdates" either, but there's a range of different settings.
*No difference between driving your kids to the grocery store and driving them to a friend's house. What's the big deal? Are you never supposed to drive them anywhere?
*No difference between having them socialize with cousins and other children who are not related. Why is a "playgroup" bad, but extended family ok?
*Isolation is BAD for mothers and children. Leading factor in depression and child abuse. If you don't live in a village where you're contantly surrounded by people you know, you have to get out or invite people over. There's nothing wrong with it.
*It's not "ideal." It's a romanticization of some "anthroposophical" model that either didn't exist or only existed in certain places and worked for those people. Humans are adaptable.