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Hello!
This is me,
May Ling
These are
my girls
And this is my husband Steve
Hello from family Thomas!
I cannot tell the story of me without telling you the story of us so here we all are! My process of deschooling and decolonisation is deeply interwoven with their existance; when you get me you kind of get them too.
Our lives are not separated by school or work or play in the normal way because
1) we home educate (home schooling to those of you not in the UK), and in particular we do something known as self-directed education, unschooling, autonomous or consent-based education;
2) we work part-time and at home;
3) we share the parenting and household duties and bills in a way that feels equitable.
This ecosystem is not just made up of what we do, it’s also built on how we see the world and our place in it.
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