Sheree grew up an only child and now homeschools her only child, her outgoing 5 year old son on the Mornington Peninsula. As well as delving into Sheree's passion for music and her struggles at school with undiagnosed dyslexia, we chat about socialisation, community and our mutual love for our local toy library. SUMMARY The story of how Sheree and Steph metGrowing up in suburban Melbourne, struggling throughout school and never feeling like herselfHer passion for music which propelled her through school was lost completely at university and how she rediscovered this passion later in life but from the angle of pure creation and joy over perfectionismHer husband's brief experience of homeschooling during his own childhood made him adamant he would homeschool his own kids and Sheree's inital reaction to this was "No, homeschool kids are weird"Reflecting upon her own education with undiagnosed dyslexia and how this made her a self-learner The fears she faced adopting this lifestyle - socialisation, what will people think, how will I make it workAccepting that not everyone in your life will understand and support your choices and that is okayBusting the myth of the selfish only childWhat our homeschool community co-op looks like and how it operatesThe incredible resource that is your local toy libraryLess is more in homeschool and life INSPIRATION The Life Without School podcast Hi Fam podcast Have you got a story to tell? Connect with us on instagram @australianhomeschoolstories or email [email protected] This podcast is recorded on the land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. This always was, always will be aboriginal land. Original music - Hazel by Daniel Garrood @garroodcomposer Listen on Spotify here