Thoughts on our relationship

Here he is looking supa cool
if I knew how to post a series
I would
I was trying to tickle him to make him smile
and nothing
he didn't budge:)
anyway,
I have been thinking about a few of the many things that have made me
so happy since we pulled him out of school
these last 3 years
but the one thing I wanted to write is this

he talks to us
he asks us our opinion on most all things
we have a daily working relationship
with respect and laughter
joy and discipline
I found when he was in school all day
we (the parents) lost our voice in his mind
the teachers always knew more
compared to us
even if that wasn't the case
he didn't seem to respect our thoughts or ideas
especially if they contradicted what he was being taught
I hated that
but they did have more power
more influence
because that is where he spent his whole day
I can read into all the different angles regarding this realization
and I have
but the pure simplicity of it is
he now have a daily relationship
with more depth
with more shared experiences
with WAY more conversations
and laughter
more teaching moments
more fun
more of life the way we want it
because it will be coming to an end
and he is preparing to move on
move out
and I will not regret this time
ever!

it fills my soul...