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Following their Passions - A Cats' Tale · Home Education Matters

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  Welcome
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  episode.
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  Today
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  we
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  are
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  joined
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  by
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  Kate,
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  who
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  is
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  a
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  home
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  educating
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  mum
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  and
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  she
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  has
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  an
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  exciting
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  project
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  to
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  share
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  with
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  us
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  today
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  that
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  her
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  daughters
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  have
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  been
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  undertaking.
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  I'm
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  really
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  looking
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  forward
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  to
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  hearing
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  more
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  about
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  it,
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  but
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  first
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  I
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  would
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  love
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  for
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  you
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  to
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  share
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  about
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  your
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  home
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  education
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  journey
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  and
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  why
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  you
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  have
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  chosen
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  to
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  home
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  educate
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  Kate,
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  we'd
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  love
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  to
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  hear
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  more.
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  Oh,
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  thank
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  you
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  so
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  much
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  for
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  having
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  me,
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  Emily.
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  We've
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  been
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  home
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  educating,
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  I
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  think
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  about
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  11
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  years
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  now,
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  maybe
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  coming
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  up
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  12.
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  And
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  it
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  was
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  quite,
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  it
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  was
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  an,
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  it
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  was
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  an
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  unexpected
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  choice.
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  I
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  trained
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  in,
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  I
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  have
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  a
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  degree
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  in
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  education
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  and
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  didn't
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  ever
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  really
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  imagine.
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  I
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  didn't
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  really
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  know
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  anything
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  about
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  home
• 1:12
  education
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  until
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  I
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  had
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  my
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  youngest
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  daughter
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  and
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  I
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  decided
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  that
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  I
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  wanted
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  to
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  have
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  a
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  doula
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  support
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  me
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  with
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  a
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  home
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  birthday
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  and
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  she
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  was
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  home
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  educating
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  and
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  suddenly
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  I
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  was
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  sort
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  of
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  immersed
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  in
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  this,
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  you
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  know,
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  world
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  of
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  all
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  the
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  baby
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  meetings
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  and
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  things
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  that
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  I
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  went
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  to.
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  There
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  were
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  so
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  many
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  home
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  educators.
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  So
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  when
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  my
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  eldest
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  daughter
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  started
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  having
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  some
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  issues
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  at
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  school,
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  it
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  was
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  like
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  we
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  were
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  like,
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  oh,
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  well,
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  actually
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  there
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  is
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  another
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  option,
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  there
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  is
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  something
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  else
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  that
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  we
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  can
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  do.
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  And
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  yeah,
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  and
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  so
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  that's
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  how
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  we,
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  when
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  we
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  decided
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  to
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  de
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  register,
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  my
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  eldest
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  was
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  six.
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  And
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  we've
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  been
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  happily
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  home
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  educating
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  ever
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  since
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  really,
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  and
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  learning
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  lots
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  along
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  the
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  way.
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  Mostly
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  me
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  having
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  to
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  unpick
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  all
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  my,
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  you
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  know,
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  education
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  has
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  to
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  look
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  like
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  this
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  when
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  actually
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  education
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  can
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  look
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  like
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  anything
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  it
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  needs
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  to.
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  So
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  yeah,
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  so
• 2:08
  it's
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  been.
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  I
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  can't
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  quite
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  believe
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  it's
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  been
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  so
• 2:10
  long,
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  but
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  yes,
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  so
• 2:11
  that's
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  briefly
• 2:12
  how,
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  how
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  we
• 2:13
  came
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  to
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  home
• 2:14
  educate.
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  And
• 2:16
  that's
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  really
• 2:17
  interesting
• 2:17
  because
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  that's
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  what
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  I
• 2:20
  hear
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  a
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  lot
• 2:21
  from
• 2:21
  people
• 2:21
  is
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  it's
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  a
• 2:23
  journey
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  together
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  as
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  parents,
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  we
• 2:26
  embark
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  on
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  this
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  journey
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  of
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  home
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  education
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  as
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  much
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  as
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  our
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  children
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  do
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  and
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  we
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  also
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  benefit
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  from
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  it
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  in
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  the
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  same
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  way
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  as
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  well.
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  Oh,
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  absolutely.
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  I
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  have
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  always
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  said
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  that
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  I
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  learned
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  more
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  the
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  first
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  couple
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  of
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  years
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  of
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  home
• 2:43
  ed.
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  I
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  learned
• 2:44
  more
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  about
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  education
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  than
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  I
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  had
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  in
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  four
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  years
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  of
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  the
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  degree
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  and
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  all
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  of
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  the
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  years
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  prior
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  to
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  that
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  when
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  I'd
• 2:50
  been
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  working
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  in
• 2:51
  schools.
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  The
• 2:53
  idea
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  that,
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  you
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  know,
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  sort
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  of
• 2:55
  everyone
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  has
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  to
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  learn
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  the
• 2:56
  same
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  thing
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  and
• 2:56
  everyone
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  learns
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  at
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  the
• 2:57
  same
• 2:57
  time
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  and
• 2:58
  everyone,
• 2:58
  you
• 2:58
  know,
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  is
• 2:59
  doing
• 2:59
  the
• 2:59
  same
• 2:59
  thing
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  at
• 2:59
  the
• 3:00
  same
• 3:00
  age.
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  My
• 3:01
  eldest
• 3:01
  came
• 3:01
  out
• 3:01
  of
• 3:01
  school
• 3:02
  and
• 3:03
  I
• 3:04
  admit
• 3:05
  to
• 3:05
  trying
• 3:06
  to,
• 3:06
  in
• 3:06
  the
• 3:06
  first
• 3:07
  few
• 3:07
  months,
• 3:07
  trying
• 3:07
  to
• 3:08
  kind
• 3:08
  of
• 3:09
  replicate
• 3:09
  school.
• 3:09
  We'd
• 3:10
  done
• 3:10
  a
• 3:10
  bit
• 3:10
  of
• 3:10
  flexi
• 3:11
  before
• 3:11
  we
• 3:12
  deregistered
• 3:12
  her,
• 3:12
  we'd
• 3:13
  done
• 3:13
  a
• 3:13
  couple
• 3:13
  of
• 3:13
  terms
• 3:14
  of
• 3:14
  flexi.
• 3:14
  Schooling.
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  Yeah.
• 3:15
  So
• 3:16
  I
• 3:16
  kind
• 3:16
  of
• 3:16
  was
• 3:16
  like,
• 3:16
  oh,
• 3:17
  yeah,
• 3:17
  we've
• 3:17
  got
• 3:17
  to.
• 3:17
  You
• 3:18
  know,
• 3:18
  I
• 3:18
  was
• 3:18
  really
• 3:18
  stuck
• 3:19
  in
• 3:19
  my.
• 3:19
  This
• 3:19
  is
• 3:19
  what
• 3:20
  education
• 3:20
  is
• 3:20
  meant
• 3:21
  to
• 3:21
  look
• 3:21
  like.
• 3:21
  It's
• 3:21
  meant
• 3:21
  to
• 3:22
  look
• 3:22
  like
• 3:22
  school.
• 3:22
  And
• 3:23
  so
• 3:23
  the.
• 3:23
  The
• 3:23
  learning
• 3:24
  process,
• 3:24
  for
• 3:25
  me,
• 3:25
  it
• 3:26
  was
• 3:26
  really
• 3:26
  hard.
• 3:27
  It
• 3:27
  was,
• 3:28
  you
• 3:28
  know,
• 3:28
  sort
• 3:28
  of
• 3:29
  wobbling
• 3:29
  every
• 3:29
  day
• 3:30
  thinking,
• 3:30
  oh,
• 3:30
  my
• 3:30
  gosh,
• 3:30
  I'm
• 3:31
  failing
• 3:31
  my
• 3:31
  child.
• 3:32
  You
• 3:32
  know.
• 3:32
  But
• 3:32
  then
• 3:33
  eventually
• 3:34
  we
• 3:34
  kind
• 3:34
  of
• 3:34
  settled
• 3:35
  into
• 3:35
  a
• 3:35
  sort
• 3:36
  of
• 3:36
  a
• 3:36
  really
• 3:36
  gentle
• 3:37
  flow
• 3:37
  of.
• 3:37
  Well,
• 3:37
  actually,
• 3:38
  she's
• 3:38
  really
• 3:38
  interested
• 3:39
  in
• 3:39
  this
• 3:39
  thing.
• 3:40
  And.
• 3:40
  And
• 3:40
  if
• 3:40
  we're
• 3:41
  doing
• 3:41
  this
• 3:41
  thing,
• 3:41
  it's
• 3:42
  actually
• 3:42
  ticking
• 3:42
  all
• 3:43
  of
• 3:43
  these
• 3:43
  boxes
• 3:44
  quite
• 3:44
  naturally
• 3:45
  and
• 3:45
  organically
• 3:46
  without
• 3:46
  any
• 3:47
  sort
• 3:47
  of,
• 3:47
  we
• 3:47
  need
• 3:47
  to
• 3:48
  sit
• 3:48
  down
• 3:48
  and
• 3:48
  do
• 3:48
  this.
• 3:48
  Or,
• 3:49
  you
• 3:49
  know,
• 3:49
  she
• 3:49
  was
• 3:50
  becoming
• 3:50
  in
• 3:50
  charge
• 3:51
  of
• 3:51
  her
• 3:51
  own
• 3:51
  learning.
• 3:52
  And
• 3:53
  that
• 3:53
  was.
• 3:53
  That
• 3:54
  seemed
• 3:54
  wild,
• 3:55
  but
• 3:55
  actually
• 3:56
  really
• 3:57
  wonderful.
• 3:58
  But
• 3:59
  it
• 3:59
  was
• 3:59
  a
• 3:59
  hard
• 3:59
  lesson
• 4:00
  for
• 4:00
  me
• 4:00
  because
• 4:01
  I
• 4:01
  was,
• 4:01
  you
• 4:01
  know,
• 4:01
  so
• 4:02
  ingrained
• 4:03
  in.
• 4:03
  This
• 4:03
  is
• 4:04
  what
• 4:04
  education
• 4:05
  is
• 4:05
  because
• 4:05
  of
• 4:06
  the
• 4:06
  training
• 4:06
  that
• 4:06
  I'd
• 4:07
  had.
• 4:07
  So.
• 4:08
  So,
• 4:08
  yeah,
• 4:08
  I
• 4:08
  think
• 4:09
  that
• 4:09
  definitely
• 4:10
  home
• 4:10
  education
• 4:11
  is
• 4:11
  a
• 4:11
  learning
• 4:12
  journey
• 4:12
  for
• 4:12
  everybody
• 4:13
  in
• 4:13
  the
• 4:13
  family
• 4:14
  who's
• 4:14
  part
• 4:15
  of
• 4:15
  it,
• 4:15
  not
• 4:16
  just
• 4:16
  the.
• 4:16
  Not
• 4:17
  just
• 4:17
  the
• 4:17
  children,
• 4:18
  definitely.
• 4:18
  Yes.
• 4:19
  And
• 4:19
  that's
• 4:19
  interesting
• 4:20
  because
• 4:21
  we
• 4:21
  often
• 4:22
  talk
• 4:22
  about
• 4:23
  the
• 4:23
  need
• 4:23
  for
• 4:24
  a
• 4:24
  period
• 4:24
  of
• 4:24
  deschooling
• 4:25
  for
• 4:26
  children
• 4:27
  when
• 4:27
  they.
• 4:27
  They
• 4:28
  come
• 4:28
  out
• 4:28
  of
• 4:28
  the
• 4:28
  education
• 4:29
  system,
• 4:29
  but
• 4:30
  actually
• 4:31
  there's
• 4:31
  a
• 4:31
  need
• 4:31
  for
• 4:31
  that
• 4:32
  as.
• 4:32
  As
• 4:32
  parents
• 4:33
  as
• 4:33
  well.
• 4:33
  Yeah,
• 4:34
  I
• 4:34
  would
• 4:34
  absolutely
• 4:35
  agree.
• 4:36
  And
• 4:36
  I
• 4:36
  think
• 4:36
  it's
• 4:37
  just
• 4:37
  a
• 4:37
  period
• 4:38
  of
• 4:38
  kind
• 4:38
  of
• 4:39
  finding
• 4:39
  your
• 4:39
  flow
• 4:40
  and
• 4:40
  finding,
• 4:40
  you
• 4:40
  know,
• 4:41
  like,
• 4:41
  finding
• 4:41
  out
• 4:42
  what.
• 4:42
  What
• 4:42
  interests
• 4:43
  there
• 4:43
  are.
• 4:43
  And
• 4:44
  then,
• 4:44
  you
• 4:44
  know,
• 4:44
  there's
• 4:45
  been
• 4:45
  things
• 4:45
  that
• 4:45
  my
• 4:45
  eldest
• 4:46
  has
• 4:46
  been
• 4:46
  interested
• 4:47
  in.
• 4:47
  She's.
• 4:48
  She's
• 4:48
  mad
• 4:48
  on
• 4:49
  genealogy
• 4:49
  and
• 4:50
  I
• 4:50
  am,
• 4:50
  too.
• 4:51
  And
• 4:51
  so
• 4:51
  finding
• 4:52
  out,
• 4:52
  actually,
• 4:53
  she's.
• 4:53
  She's
• 4:54
  really
• 4:54
  enjoying
• 4:55
  this
• 4:55
  and
• 4:55
  she's
• 4:55
  really
• 4:56
  good
• 4:56
  at
• 4:56
  it.
• 4:56
  You
• 4:56
  know,
• 4:57
  just
• 4:57
  sort
• 4:57
  of
• 4:57
  being
• 4:58
  able
• 4:58
  to
• 4:58
  support
• 4:58
  that
• 4:59
  and
• 4:59
  feeling
• 5:00
  kind
• 5:00
  of
• 5:00
  quite
• 5:00
  excited
• 5:01
  because
• 5:01
  it's
• 5:01
  also,
• 5:02
  you
• 5:02
  know,
• 5:02
  I
• 5:03
  mean,
• 5:03
  sometimes
• 5:03
  it
• 5:03
  isn't
• 5:03
  things
• 5:04
  that
• 5:04
  you
• 5:04
  enjoy
• 5:04
  or
• 5:05
  know
• 5:05
  anything
• 5:05
  about.
• 5:06
  Cough
• 5:06
  Minecraft,
• 5:08
  but,
• 5:11
  you
• 5:12
  know,
• 5:12
  you
• 5:12
  get
• 5:12
  there
• 5:12
  and
• 5:12
  it's.
• 5:13
  Yeah,
• 5:13
  it's
• 5:14
  great.
• 5:14
  I
• 5:15
  can't
• 5:15
  imagine
• 5:15
  our
• 5:16
  life
• 5:16
  in
• 5:16
  any
• 5:17
  other
• 5:17
  way
• 5:18
  than
• 5:18
  the
• 5:19
  way
• 5:19
  that
• 5:19
  it
• 5:19
  is
• 5:20
  now
• 5:20
  where
• 5:20
  we
• 5:20
  have
• 5:20
  this
• 5:21
  freedom
• 5:21
  to
• 5:21
  all
• 5:22
  of
• 5:22
  us
• 5:22
  explore
• 5:23
  the
• 5:23
  things
• 5:23
  that
• 5:23
  we're
• 5:24
  interested
• 5:24
  in.
• 5:25
  Absolutely.
• 5:26
  And
• 5:27
  you've
• 5:27
  talked
• 5:27
  about
• 5:28
  it
• 5:28
  being
• 5:29
  a
• 5:29
  sort
• 5:29
  of
• 5:29
  journey
• 5:30
  for
• 5:30
  you
• 5:31
  and
• 5:31
  your
• 5:32
  daughters
• 5:32
  and
• 5:33
  also
• 5:34
  finding
• 5:34
  your
• 5:34
  flow.
• 5:35
  So
• 5:36
  what
• 5:36
  sort
• 5:36
  of
• 5:36
  approach
• 5:36
  have
• 5:37
  you
• 5:37
  landed
• 5:38
  on?
• 5:38
  I
• 5:38
  know
• 5:39
  we
• 5:39
  discussed
• 5:40
  previously
• 5:40
  that,
• 5:41
  for
• 5:41
  want
• 5:41
  of
• 5:42
  labeling
• 5:42
  it,
• 5:42
  that
• 5:43
  your
• 5:43
  approach
• 5:43
  has
• 5:43
  been
• 5:44
  a
• 5:44
  more
• 5:44
  unschooling
• 5:45
  approach.
• 5:45
  And
• 5:46
  so
• 5:46
  how
• 5:46
  did
• 5:46
  you
• 5:47
  come
• 5:47
  to
• 5:48
  sort
• 5:48
  of
• 5:48
  find
• 5:49
  that
• 5:49
  that
• 5:49
  worked
• 5:49
  best
• 5:50
  for
• 5:50
  you
• 5:51
  and
• 5:51
  how
• 5:51
  does
• 5:51
  that
• 5:51
  approach
• 5:52
  benefit
• 5:53
  you
• 5:53
  and
• 5:53
  your
• 5:53
  family?
• 5:54
  As
• 5:54
  I
• 5:55
  said,
• 5:55
  it's.
• 5:55
  It
• 5:55
  was
• 5:55
  a,
• 5:56
  it
• 5:56
  was
• 5:56
  a
• 5:57
  journey.
• 5:57
  It
• 5:58
  wasn't,
• 5:58
  you
• 5:58
  know,
• 5:58
  we
• 5:58
  weren't
• 5:59
  immediately
• 5:59
  out
• 6:00
  of
• 6:00
  school
• 6:00
  and
• 6:00
  like,
• 6:01
  okay,
• 6:01
  where,
• 6:01
  you
• 6:02
  know,
• 6:02
  gonna
• 6:02
  unschool.
• 6:03
  We
• 6:03
  don't
• 6:04
  call
• 6:04
  it
• 6:04
  unschooling
• 6:05
  really,
• 6:05
  unless
• 6:05
  I'm
• 6:06
  talking
• 6:06
  with,
• 6:06
  with
• 6:07
  other
• 6:07
  home
• 6:07
  educators.
• 6:08
  But
• 6:08
  I
• 6:08
  think
• 6:09
  it's
• 6:09
  just
• 6:10
  the
• 6:10
  approach
• 6:10
  that
• 6:11
  I
• 6:11
  have
• 6:11
  is
• 6:11
  that
• 6:11
  we
• 6:11
  are
• 6:11
  living
• 6:12
  and
• 6:12
  it
• 6:12
  is
• 6:12
  life
• 6:13
  and
• 6:14
  we
• 6:15
  are,
• 6:15
  you
• 6:15
  know,
• 6:16
  sort
• 6:16
  of
• 6:16
  embracing
• 6:17
  everything
• 6:17
  where
• 6:18
  there's
• 6:18
  an
• 6:18
  interest
• 6:19
  in,
• 6:19
  in
• 6:20
  all
• 6:20
  of
• 6:20
  the
• 6:20
  things
• 6:20
  that
• 6:20
  they're
• 6:21
  interested
• 6:21
  in.
• 6:21
  We
• 6:21
  kind
• 6:21
  of
• 6:22
  just
• 6:22
  take
• 6:22
  it
• 6:22
  as
• 6:22
  far
• 6:22
  as
• 6:23
  they
• 6:23
  want
• 6:23
  to
• 6:23
  and
• 6:23
  then
• 6:23
  if
• 6:24
  they've
• 6:24
  kind
• 6:24
  of
• 6:25
  let
• 6:25
  it
• 6:25
  go
• 6:25
  and
• 6:25
  they
• 6:26
  interested
• 6:26
  in
• 6:26
  something
• 6:27
  else,
• 6:27
  then
• 6:27
  we,
• 6:27
  we
• 6:27
  focus
• 6:28
  on
• 6:28
  that.
• 6:28
  And
• 6:29
  so
• 6:29
  it's
• 6:29
  not,
• 6:29
  it's
• 6:30
  not
• 6:30
  about,
• 6:30
  oh
• 6:30
  well,
• 6:30
  we
• 6:30
  haven't
• 6:31
  learned
• 6:31
  everything
• 6:31
  that
• 6:31
  we
• 6:31
  need
• 6:31
  to
• 6:31
  learn,
• 6:32
  so
• 6:32
  we
• 6:32
  need
• 6:32
  to
• 6:32
  keep.
• 6:34
  It's
• 6:34
  a.
• 6:34
  Okay,
• 6:35
  well
• 6:35
  that's,
• 6:35
  you
• 6:36
  know,
• 6:36
  you've
• 6:36
  finished
• 6:37
  learning
• 6:37
  what
• 6:38
  you
• 6:38
  want
• 6:38
  and
• 6:38
  you're
• 6:38
  moving
• 6:39
  on,
• 6:39
  so
• 6:39
  I'm
• 6:39
  going
• 6:39
  to
• 6:39
  move
• 6:40
  on
• 6:40
  with
• 6:40
  you.
• 6:40
  And
• 6:41
  yeah,
• 6:41
  it's
• 6:42
  just
• 6:42
  kind
• 6:43
  of
• 6:43
  a
• 6:43
  natural,
• 6:44
  organic
• 6:45
  living
• 6:46
  and
• 6:46
  enjoying,
• 6:47
  you
• 6:47
  know,
• 6:47
  whatever
• 6:48
  it
• 6:48
  happens
• 6:48
  to
• 6:48
  be
• 6:48
  that
• 6:49
  they're
• 6:49
  interested
• 6:50
  in
• 6:50
  at
• 6:50
  the
• 6:50
  time.
• 6:51
  And
• 6:51
  that
• 6:52
  actually
• 6:52
  leads
• 6:52
  us
• 6:52
  really
• 6:53
  nicely
• 6:53
  onto
• 6:54
  you
• 6:54
  talking
• 6:54
  about
• 6:55
  the
• 6:55
  projects
• 6:56
  that
• 6:56
  they've
• 6:57
  naturally
• 6:59
  fallen
• 7:00
  into.
• 7:01
  Do
• 7:01
  share
• 7:02
  with
• 7:02
  us
• 7:02
  a
• 7:03
  little
• 7:03
  bit
• 7:03
  about
• 7:04
  how
• 7:04
  that
• 7:05
  came
• 7:05
  about.
• 7:06
  So
• 7:06
  we,
• 7:06
  my
• 7:07
  children
• 7:07
  love
• 7:08
  all
• 7:08
  animals
• 7:09
  really.
• 7:10
  Cats.
• 7:10
  We've
• 7:11
  had
• 7:11
  cats
• 7:12
  for
• 7:13
  10,
• 7:13
  11
• 7:13
  years.
• 7:14
  We
• 7:15
  initially,
• 7:16
  when
• 7:17
  my
• 7:17
  eldest
• 7:17
  was,
• 7:17
  was,
• 7:18
  you
• 7:19
  know,
• 7:19
  just
• 7:19
  out
• 7:19
  of
• 7:19
  school,
• 7:20
  started
• 7:21
  helping
• 7:21
  out
• 7:21
  at
• 7:22
  a
• 7:22
  local
• 7:22
  cat
• 7:23
  sanctuary
• 7:23
  where
• 7:23
  they,
• 7:24
  one
• 7:25
  of
• 7:25
  the
• 7:25
  big
• 7:25
  parts
• 7:26
  of
• 7:26
  what
• 7:26
  they
• 7:26
  do
• 7:27
  is
• 7:27
  catching
• 7:28
  and
• 7:29
  neutering
• 7:30
  and
• 7:30
  in
• 7:31
  as
• 7:31
  many
• 7:31
  cases
• 7:32
  as
• 7:32
  they
• 7:32
  can,
• 7:32
  rehoming
• 7:33
  feral
• 7:34
  cats.
• 7:34
  There's
• 7:34
  quite
• 7:34
  a
• 7:34
  lot
• 7:35
  of
• 7:35
  feral
• 7:36
  cat
• 7:36
  colonies
• 7:36
  around
• 7:37
  the
• 7:37
  area
• 7:38
  where
• 7:38
  we
• 7:38
  live.
• 7:39
  And
• 7:39
  so
• 7:39
  the
• 7:40
  girls
• 7:40
  from
• 7:41
  being
• 7:41
  quite
• 7:41
  young
• 7:41
  had
• 7:42
  experience
• 7:42
  of,
• 7:43
  you
• 7:43
  know,
• 7:43
  how
• 7:43
  important
• 7:44
  it
• 7:44
  is
• 7:44
  to,
• 7:45
  to
• 7:45
  socialize.
• 7:46
  These,
• 7:46
  you
• 7:46
  know,
• 7:46
  cats
• 7:46
  would
• 7:46
  come
• 7:47
  in
• 7:47
  pregnant,
• 7:47
  feral
• 7:48
  cats
• 7:48
  coming
• 7:48
  in
• 7:49
  pregnant.
• 7:49
  And
• 7:49
  so
• 7:49
  there
• 7:49
  would
• 7:50
  be
• 7:50
  kittens
• 7:50
  that
• 7:50
  would
• 7:51
  need
• 7:51
  to
• 7:51
  get
• 7:52
  to
• 7:52
  know
• 7:52
  who,
• 7:53
  you
• 7:53
  know,
• 7:53
  that
• 7:53
  humans
• 7:54
  can
• 7:54
  be
• 7:54
  kind
• 7:54
  and
• 7:55
  you
• 7:55
  know,
• 7:55
  to
• 7:55
  be
• 7:56
  socialized
• 7:56
  so
• 7:56
  that
• 7:57
  they
• 7:57
  could
• 7:57
  have
• 7:57
  homes,
• 7:58
  be
• 7:58
  living
• 7:59
  outdoors.
• 8:01
  So
• 8:01
  they
• 8:01
  had
• 8:01
  had
• 8:02
  lots
• 8:02
  of
• 8:02
  experience.
• 8:02
  We
• 8:02
  got
• 8:03
  our,
• 8:03
  we
• 8:03
  got
• 8:03
  our
• 8:04
  cats.
• 8:04
  We've
• 8:04
  had
• 8:04
  three
• 8:05
  cats
• 8:05
  from
• 8:06
  this
• 8:06
  particular
• 8:07
  cat
• 8:07
  sanctuary
• 8:08
  and
• 8:09
  they
• 8:09
  do
• 8:09
  amazing
• 8:10
  work.
• 8:10
  But
• 8:10
  like
• 8:11
  a
• 8:11
  lot
• 8:11
  of,
• 8:12
  like
• 8:12
  most
• 8:13
  cat
• 8:13
  rescues
• 8:14
  at
• 8:14
  the
• 8:14
  minute
• 8:14
  there,
• 8:15
  there's
• 8:15
  a
• 8:15
  lot
• 8:16
  of
• 8:16
  intake,
• 8:16
  a
• 8:17
  lot
• 8:17
  of
• 8:17
  cats
• 8:17
  coming
• 8:18
  In.
• 8:18
  And
• 8:18
  obviously
• 8:19
  there's
• 8:19
  lots
• 8:20
  of
• 8:20
  reasons
• 8:20
  why
• 8:20
  people
• 8:21
  are
• 8:21
  struggling
• 8:21
  to
• 8:22
  maybe
• 8:22
  to
• 8:22
  look
• 8:22
  after
• 8:23
  or
• 8:24
  to
• 8:25
  financially
• 8:25
  support
• 8:26
  cats,
• 8:26
  because
• 8:27
  obviously
• 8:27
  lots
• 8:27
  of
• 8:28
  people
• 8:28
  are
• 8:28
  struggling
• 8:28
  financially
• 8:29
  at
• 8:29
  the
• 8:29
  minute.
• 8:30
  But.
• 8:30
  Yeah,
• 8:30
  so
• 8:31
  the
• 8:31
  girls
• 8:31
  have
• 8:32
  always
• 8:32
  loved
• 8:32
  cats.
• 8:32
  And
• 8:33
  we.
• 8:33
  There's
• 8:34
  a
• 8:34
  street
• 8:34
  near
• 8:34
  where
• 8:34
  we
• 8:35
  live
• 8:35
  that
• 8:35
  we
• 8:35
  call
• 8:35
  Cat
• 8:36
  street
• 8:36
  because
• 8:36
  there's
• 8:37
  so
• 8:37
  many
• 8:37
  people
• 8:37
  on
• 8:38
  the
• 8:38
  street
• 8:38
  who
• 8:38
  have
• 8:38
  cats.
• 8:39
  We
• 8:39
  often
• 8:39
  will
• 8:39
  walk
• 8:39
  around
• 8:40
  it
• 8:40
  and
• 8:40
  sort
• 8:40
  of,
• 8:41
  oh,
• 8:41
  that's
• 8:41
  that
• 8:41
  cat.
• 8:42
  And
• 8:42
  all
• 8:42
  the
• 8:42
  cats
• 8:42
  have
• 8:43
  been
• 8:43
  given
• 8:43
  names.
• 8:44
  And
• 8:44
  there
• 8:45
  was
• 8:45
  one
• 8:45
  day
• 8:45
  we
• 8:45
  were
• 8:45
  walking
• 8:46
  along
• 8:46
  and
• 8:46
  there
• 8:47
  were
• 8:47
  three
• 8:47
  tiny
• 8:47
  little
• 8:48
  ginger
• 8:48
  kittens
• 8:49
  sitting
• 8:49
  on
• 8:49
  top
• 8:50
  of
• 8:50
  a
• 8:50
  pile
• 8:50
  of
• 8:50
  mattresses
• 8:51
  in
• 8:51
  the
• 8:51
  back
• 8:51
  garden
• 8:52
  and
• 8:53
  with
• 8:53
  a
• 8:53
  mum
• 8:53
  cat.
• 8:54
  And
• 8:54
  we
• 8:55
  walk
• 8:55
  past
• 8:55
  and
• 8:55
  be
• 8:56
  like,
• 8:56
  oh,
• 8:56
  my
• 8:56
  gosh,
• 8:56
  they're
• 8:56
  so
• 8:56
  cute,
• 8:57
  and
• 8:58
  go
• 8:58
  on
• 8:58
  to
• 8:58
  whatever
• 8:58
  we
• 8:59
  were
• 8:59
  doing.
• 8:59
  And
• 8:59
  after
• 9:00
  about
• 9:00
  a
• 9:00
  month,
• 9:01
  the
• 9:01
  mum
• 9:01
  cat
• 9:02
  wasn't
• 9:02
  there
• 9:02
  anymore.
• 9:03
  And
• 9:03
  what
• 9:04
  we've
• 9:04
  kind
• 9:04
  of
• 9:04
  worked
• 9:05
  out
• 9:05
  from
• 9:05
  sort
• 9:06
  of
• 9:06
  neighbors
• 9:06
  and
• 9:07
  chatting
• 9:07
  to
• 9:07
  the
• 9:08
  family
• 9:08
  who
• 9:08
  were
• 9:09
  living
• 9:09
  at
• 9:09
  the
• 9:09
  house
• 9:10
  was
• 9:10
  a
• 9:10
  lady
• 9:11
  next
• 9:11
  door
• 9:11
  who
• 9:11
  had
• 9:12
  passed
• 9:12
  away
• 9:12
  sadly,
• 9:13
  an
• 9:13
  older
• 9:13
  lady
• 9:13
  who
• 9:13
  had
• 9:14
  had
• 9:14
  a
• 9:14
  cat.
• 9:14
  And
• 9:15
  we
• 9:15
  think
• 9:15
  that
• 9:15
  that
• 9:15
  cat
• 9:15
  was
• 9:16
  mum
• 9:16
  cat.
• 9:17
  And
• 9:17
  the
• 9:18
  cat
• 9:18
  got
• 9:18
  rehomed
• 9:19
  to
• 9:19
  a
• 9:19
  family
• 9:19
  friend
• 9:20
  without
• 9:21
  any
• 9:21
  of
• 9:21
  them
• 9:22
  having
• 9:22
  any
• 9:22
  knowledge
• 9:23
  that
• 9:23
  there
• 9:23
  were
• 9:23
  kittens.
• 9:25
  Um,
• 9:25
  so
• 9:25
  the
• 9:25
  kittens
• 9:26
  were
• 9:26
  kind
• 9:26
  of
• 9:26
  just
• 9:26
  fending
• 9:27
  for
• 9:27
  themselves.
• 9:27
  And
• 9:28
  so,
• 9:28
  yeah,
• 9:29
  so
• 9:29
  we
• 9:29
  got
• 9:29
  permission
• 9:30
  from
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  family
• 9:31
  in
• 9:31
  the
• 9:31
  house
• 9:32
  and
• 9:32
  we
• 9:33
  started
• 9:33
  work
• 9:33
  to
• 9:34
  try
• 9:34
  and
• 9:34
  catch
• 9:34
  them.
• 9:35
  So
• 9:35
  this
• 9:35
  was
• 9:36
  the
• 9:36
  end
• 9:36
  of
• 9:37
  the
• 9:37
  summer
• 9:37
  we
• 9:37
  began.
• 9:38
  So
• 9:38
  far,
• 9:38
  we've
• 9:39
  managed
• 9:40
  to
• 9:41
  trap
• 9:41
  three.
• 9:42
  There
• 9:42
  was
• 9:42
  actually
• 9:43
  a
• 9:43
  third,
• 9:43
  a
• 9:43
  fourth,
• 9:44
  a
• 9:44
  very,
• 9:44
  very
• 9:45
  small
• 9:45
  calico
• 9:46
  kitten.
• 9:47
  And
• 9:47
  she.
• 9:47
  I
• 9:48
  think
• 9:48
  she's
• 9:48
  probably
• 9:48
  from
• 9:49
  a
• 9:49
  different
• 9:49
  litter,
• 9:49
  a
• 9:50
  different
• 9:50
  barrel
• 9:50
  litter.
• 9:51
  But,
• 9:51
  yeah,
• 9:51
  so
• 9:51
  we've
• 9:52
  managed
• 9:52
  to
• 9:53
  catch
• 9:53
  three
• 9:54
  of
• 9:54
  them.
• 9:54
  One
• 9:54
  of
• 9:54
  them
• 9:55
  has
• 9:55
  already
• 9:55
  been
• 9:56
  rehomed
• 9:56
  and
• 9:56
  is
• 9:56
  going
• 9:57
  for
• 9:57
  his
• 9:58
  operation
• 9:59
  tomorrow.
• 10:00
  He's
• 10:01
  with
• 10:01
  a
• 10:01
  lovely
• 10:01
  family
• 10:01
  that
• 10:02
  we
• 10:02
  know
• 10:02
  really,
• 10:02
  really
• 10:02
  well
• 10:03
  and
• 10:03
  who
• 10:03
  are
• 10:03
  really
• 10:04
  experienced
• 10:04
  with
• 10:05
  cats.
• 10:06
  Yeah.
• 10:06
  So
• 10:06
  it's
• 10:07
  been.
• 10:08
  It's
• 10:08
  been
• 10:09
  a
• 10:09
  summer
• 10:09
  of
• 10:10
  cats
• 10:10
  in
• 10:11
  our
• 10:11
  house.
• 10:11
  But
• 10:11
  it's
• 10:12
  been
• 10:12
  just
• 10:13
  a
• 10:13
  really
• 10:13
  lovely
• 10:14
  thing
• 10:14
  for
• 10:14
  them
• 10:14
  to
• 10:14
  do,
• 10:15
  to
• 10:16
  be,
• 10:16
  you
• 10:16
  know,
• 10:17
  to
• 10:17
  be
• 10:17
  part
• 10:17
  of
• 10:17
  that
• 10:17
  and
• 10:18
  to
• 10:18
  be
• 10:19
  kind
• 10:19
  of
• 10:19
  in
• 10:19
  charge
• 10:19
  of
• 10:20
  it,
• 10:20
  really,
• 10:22
  because
• 10:22
  they've
• 10:22
  been
• 10:23
  as.
• 10:24
  As
• 10:24
  with
• 10:24
  everything
• 10:24
  that
• 10:25
  we
• 10:25
  do
• 10:26
  educationally,
• 10:27
  they've
• 10:27
  really
• 10:27
  been
• 10:27
  leading
• 10:28
  the
• 10:28
  way
• 10:28
  on,
• 10:29
  you
• 10:29
  know,
• 10:29
  wanting
• 10:30
  to
• 10:30
  do
• 10:30
  that,
• 10:30
  putting
• 10:31
  their
• 10:31
  money
• 10:31
  in
• 10:32
  and.
• 10:33
  Yeah,
• 10:33
  working
• 10:33
  really
• 10:34
  hard,
• 10:34
  really
• 10:34
  hard
• 10:35
  to
• 10:35
  socialize
• 10:36
  them.
• 10:36
  It's
• 10:37
  really
• 10:37
  hard
• 10:37
  to
• 10:37
  socialize
• 10:38
  a
• 10:38
  feral
• 10:39
  kitten
• 10:39
  that's
• 10:39
  been
• 10:39
  out
• 10:39
  in
• 10:40
  the
• 10:40
  wild.
• 10:40
  They're
• 10:40
  doing.
• 10:41
  They've
• 10:41
  done
• 10:41
  an
• 10:41
  absolutely
• 10:42
  amazing
• 10:42
  job
• 10:43
  and
• 10:43
  I'm
• 10:43
  really
• 10:43
  proud
• 10:44
  of
• 10:44
  them.
• 10:45
  Yeah.
• 10:45
  And
• 10:45
  you
• 10:45
  Absolutely
• 10:46
  should
• 10:46
  be.
• 10:47
  And
• 10:47
  what
• 10:47
  amazing
• 10:48
  skills
• 10:49
  to
• 10:49
  have
• 10:50
  had
• 10:50
  the
• 10:50
  opportunity
• 10:51
  to
• 10:51
  develop
• 10:52
  because
• 10:52
  that
• 10:53
  commitment
• 10:54
  to
• 10:55
  supporting
• 10:56
  animals,
• 10:57
  the
• 10:58
  skills
• 10:58
  in,
• 10:58
  you
• 10:59
  know,
• 10:59
  we
• 10:59
  talked
• 11:00
  earlier
• 11:00
  about
• 11:00
  patience
• 11:01
  and
• 11:01
  perseverance.
• 11:03
  I
• 11:03
  mentioned
• 11:04
  to
• 11:04
  you
• 11:04
  that
• 11:05
  I
• 11:06
  am
• 11:06
  a
• 11:06
  bona
• 11:07
  fide
• 11:07
  crazy
• 11:08
  cat
• 11:08
  lady,
• 11:08
  absolutely
• 11:09
  obsessed
• 11:09
  with
• 11:09
  cats.
• 11:09
  So
• 11:10
  this
• 11:10
  is
• 11:10
  right
• 11:10
  up
• 11:10
  my
• 11:10
  street.
• 11:11
  And
• 11:12
  I
• 11:12
  also,
• 11:13
  as
• 11:14
  a
• 11:14
  teenager,
• 11:15
  I
• 11:15
  rescued
• 11:16
  a
• 11:16
  feral
• 11:16
  kitten
• 11:17
  and
• 11:18
  he
• 11:19
  ended
• 11:19
  up
• 11:19
  being
• 11:19
  like
• 11:19
  my
• 11:20
  baby.
• 11:20
  I
• 11:20
  used
• 11:20
  to
• 11:20
  carry
• 11:20
  him
• 11:21
  around
• 11:21
  everywhere
• 11:21
  in
• 11:22
  my
• 11:22
  jumper.
• 11:23
  And
• 11:23
  it's
• 11:23
  such
• 11:24
  a,
• 11:24
  an
• 11:24
  amazing
• 11:25
  feeling
• 11:26
  as
• 11:26
  well
• 11:27
  of
• 11:27
  achievement
• 11:28
  when
• 11:28
  you,
• 11:29
  you
• 11:30
  know,
• 11:30
  you
• 11:30
  see
• 11:30
  something
• 11:31
  through
• 11:31
  to
• 11:31
  the
• 11:31
  end
• 11:32
  like
• 11:32
  that.
• 11:32
  And
• 11:32
  I
• 11:32
  think
• 11:33
  that's
• 11:33
  what
• 11:34
  really
• 11:34
  captured
• 11:34
  me
• 11:35
  with
• 11:35
  your
• 11:35
  story,
• 11:36
  was
• 11:36
  that
• 11:36
  level
• 11:37
  of
• 11:37
  commitment.
• 11:38
  It
• 11:38
  was
• 11:38
  the
• 11:38
  beginning
• 11:39
  of
• 11:39
  August
• 11:39
  when
• 11:40
  we
• 11:40
  first
• 11:40
  saw
• 11:41
  the
• 11:41
  kittens
• 11:42
  and
• 11:42
  a
• 11:43
  lot
• 11:43
  of
• 11:43
  the
• 11:43
  work
• 11:43
  that
• 11:43
  the
• 11:44
  girls
• 11:44
  did
• 11:44
  was,
• 11:45
  you
• 11:45
  know,
• 11:45
  sitting
• 11:46
  in
• 11:46
  the
• 11:46
  garden
• 11:47
  in
• 11:47
  this,
• 11:48
  this
• 11:48
  family's
• 11:48
  garden
• 11:49
  every
• 11:49
  day.
• 11:50
  The
• 11:50
  house
• 11:50
  wasn't
• 11:50
  occupied
• 11:51
  at
• 11:51
  the
• 11:51
  time
• 11:51
  the
• 11:52
  family
• 11:52
  were
• 11:52
  away
• 11:52
  and
• 11:53
  they've
• 11:53
  given
• 11:53
  us
• 11:54
  permission
• 11:54
  to
• 11:54
  be
• 11:54
  there,
• 11:55
  but
• 11:55
  sitting
• 11:56
  every
• 11:56
  day
• 11:56
  in
• 11:57
  the
• 11:57
  garden,
• 11:57
  feeding
• 11:58
  them
• 11:58
  and
• 11:58
  sort
• 11:58
  of
• 11:59
  like
• 11:59
  respecting
• 12:00
  their
• 12:00
  space
• 12:01
  because
• 12:01
  these
• 12:01
  cats,
• 12:02
  these
• 12:02
  kittens
• 12:03
  were
• 12:03
  like
• 12:03
  they
• 12:03
  would,
• 12:03
  it
• 12:04
  took
• 12:04
  them
• 12:04
  a
• 12:04
  long
• 12:04
  time
• 12:05
  to
• 12:05
  come
• 12:05
  and
• 12:05
  actually
• 12:06
  eat
• 12:06
  in
• 12:06
  front
• 12:06
  of
• 12:06
  us
• 12:07
  and
• 12:08
  gradually
• 12:08
  getting
• 12:08
  close
• 12:09
  to
• 12:09
  them,
• 12:09
  getting
• 12:09
  to
• 12:10
  the
• 12:10
  point
• 12:10
  where
• 12:10
  they
• 12:10
  were,
• 12:11
  you
• 12:11
  know,
• 12:11
  they
• 12:11
  could.
• 12:12
  The
• 12:12
  girls
• 12:12
  were
• 12:12
  making
• 12:13
  like
• 12:13
  a
• 12:14
  cat
• 12:14
  call
• 12:14
  that
• 12:14
  they'd
• 12:15
  made
• 12:15
  up.
• 12:16
  I'm
• 12:16
  not
• 12:16
  going
• 12:16
  to
• 12:16
  do
• 12:17
  it.
• 12:17
  But
• 12:17
  it's
• 12:18
  a
• 12:18
  lovely,
• 12:18
  lovely
• 12:19
  noise.
• 12:20
  But
• 12:20
  every
• 12:20
  time
• 12:20
  they
• 12:20
  would
• 12:21
  come
• 12:21
  and
• 12:21
  eat,
• 12:21
  they'd
• 12:21
  make
• 12:21
  the
• 12:21
  noise
• 12:22
  so
• 12:22
  that
• 12:22
  the
• 12:22
  kittens
• 12:23
  were
• 12:23
  associating
• 12:23
  this
• 12:24
  noise
• 12:24
  with
• 12:24
  us
• 12:25
  and
• 12:25
  with
• 12:25
  food.
• 12:25
  And,
• 12:26
  you
• 12:26
  know,
• 12:26
  they
• 12:26
  were
• 12:26
  really
• 12:27
  thinking
• 12:27
  about
• 12:27
  how
• 12:28
  they
• 12:28
  could
• 12:28
  connect
• 12:29
  with
• 12:29
  them
• 12:29
  and
• 12:29
  how
• 12:29
  they
• 12:29
  could
• 12:30
  basically
• 12:30
  trap
• 12:31
  them
• 12:32
  sort
• 12:32
  of
• 12:32
  safely
• 12:33
  and
• 12:33
  carefully
• 12:33
  and
• 12:33
  kindly
• 12:35
  and.
• 12:36
  Yeah,
• 12:36
  and
• 12:37
  all
• 12:38
  of
• 12:38
  the
• 12:39
  learning
• 12:40
  opportunities.
• 12:41
  I
• 12:42
  mean,
• 12:42
  we
• 12:42
  talked
• 12:42
  about
• 12:42
  patience
• 12:43
  and
• 12:43
  perseverance.
• 12:44
  You
• 12:44
  know,
• 12:44
  it's
• 12:44
  not
• 12:44
  just
• 12:45
  been
• 12:45
  a,
• 12:45
  oh,
• 12:45
  look,
• 12:46
  there's
• 12:47
  a
• 12:47
  cat.
• 12:47
  Oh,
• 12:47
  we've
• 12:48
  caught
• 12:48
  it.
• 12:48
  Okay,
• 12:48
  let's
• 12:49
  take
• 12:49
  it
• 12:49
  home
• 12:49
  and
• 12:49
  look
• 12:49
  after
• 12:50
  it.
• 12:50
  This
• 12:50
  has
• 12:50
  been
• 12:51
  months
• 12:51
  of
• 12:51
  really
• 12:52
  hard
• 12:52
  work
• 12:52
  and
• 12:53
  commitment
• 12:53
  from
• 12:53
  them
• 12:54
  and
• 12:54
  it's
• 12:54
  just
• 12:55
  so
• 12:55
  good
• 12:56
  to
• 12:56
  see
• 12:56
  that
• 12:57
  in
• 12:57
  your
• 12:57
  children,
• 12:58
  to
• 12:58
  see
• 12:58
  that
• 12:58
  they
• 12:59
  have
• 12:59
  that
• 12:59
  belief
• 12:59
  that,
• 13:00
  yes,
• 13:00
  we
• 13:00
  are
• 13:00
  going
• 13:00
  to
• 13:01
  help
• 13:01
  these
• 13:01
  cats
• 13:01
  and
• 13:02
  we're
• 13:02
  going
• 13:02
  to
• 13:02
  make
• 13:02
  a
• 13:03
  difference
• 13:03
  to
• 13:03
  them
• 13:04
  and
• 13:04
  we're
• 13:04
  going
• 13:04
  to
• 13:04
  make
• 13:04
  a
• 13:04
  difference
• 13:05
  to
• 13:05
  the
• 13:05
  colony
• 13:06
  by
• 13:06
  reducing
• 13:07
  it.
• 13:07
  But
• 13:07
  just
• 13:07
  all
• 13:08
  of
• 13:08
  the
• 13:08
  other
• 13:08
  learning
• 13:08
  things,
• 13:09
  you
• 13:09
  know,
• 13:09
  the
• 13:10
  maths
• 13:10
  and
• 13:10
  the
• 13:10
  budgeting
• 13:11
  and
• 13:11
  how
• 13:11
  much
• 13:12
  food
• 13:12
  are
• 13:12
  they
• 13:12
  going
• 13:12
  to
• 13:12
  need
• 13:13
  and
• 13:13
  how
• 13:13
  much
• 13:13
  is
• 13:13
  it
• 13:13
  going
• 13:13
  to
• 13:14
  cost
• 13:14
  and,
• 13:15
  you
• 13:15
  know,
• 13:15
  learning
• 13:15
  about
• 13:16
  feral
• 13:16
  cats
• 13:17
  and
• 13:17
  why
• 13:17
  colonies
• 13:17
  grow
• 13:18
  and
• 13:18
  the
• 13:19
  catch
• 13:19
  neuter
• 13:19
  release
• 13:20
  programs.
• 13:20
  And
• 13:21
  cats
• 13:21
  that
• 13:22
  have
• 13:22
  been
• 13:23
  caught
• 13:23
  and
• 13:23
  neutered
• 13:24
  but
• 13:24
  can't
• 13:24
  be
• 13:25
  rehomed
• 13:26
  because
• 13:26
  they're
• 13:26
  so
• 13:27
  feral
• 13:27
  that
• 13:27
  they
• 13:28
  just
• 13:28
  can't
• 13:28
  live
• 13:28
  with
• 13:29
  humans.
• 13:29
  And
• 13:29
  so
• 13:29
  they're
• 13:30
  often
• 13:30
  released
• 13:31
  back
• 13:31
  to
• 13:31
  where
• 13:31
  they
• 13:31
  were
• 13:31
  found,
• 13:32
  but
• 13:32
  they
• 13:32
  had
• 13:32
  their
• 13:32
  ears
• 13:33
  clipped
• 13:33
  so
• 13:33
  that
• 13:33
  people
• 13:34
  know
• 13:34
  that
• 13:34
  that
• 13:34
  cat's
• 13:35
  already
• 13:35
  been
• 13:36
  neutered.
• 13:36
  And
• 13:37
  so
• 13:37
  all
• 13:37
  these
• 13:37
  things
• 13:37
  that
• 13:38
  they've
• 13:38
  found
• 13:38
  out
• 13:38
  along
• 13:39
  the
• 13:39
  way
• 13:40
  and
• 13:40
  then
• 13:40
  deciding,
• 13:41
  okay,
• 13:42
  so
• 13:42
  we've
• 13:42
  run
• 13:43
  out
• 13:43
  of
• 13:43
  our,
• 13:43
  you
• 13:43
  know,
• 13:43
  run
• 13:43
  out
• 13:44
  of
• 13:44
  pennies.
• 13:44
  Now
• 13:45
  they've
• 13:45
  actually
• 13:45
  got.
• 13:46
  And
• 13:46
  they're
• 13:46
  doing
• 13:46
  a
• 13:47
  Christmas
• 13:47
  craft
• 13:48
  fair,
• 13:48
  a
• 13:48
  homemade
• 13:49
  Christmas
• 13:49
  craft
• 13:49
  fair
• 13:49
  in
• 13:50
  a
• 13:50
  couple
• 13:50
  of
• 13:50
  weeks,
• 13:50
  and
• 13:50
  they've
• 13:51
  got
• 13:51
  plans
• 13:51
  for
• 13:52
  things
• 13:52
  that
• 13:52
  they're
• 13:52
  going
• 13:52
  to
• 13:53
  sell
• 13:53
  to
• 13:53
  raise
• 13:53
  money
• 13:53
  for
• 13:54
  the
• 13:54
  cats.
• 13:54
  But
• 13:55
  setting
• 13:55
  up
• 13:55
  the
• 13:56
  GoFundMe
• 13:56
  and
• 13:57
  learning
• 13:57
  about,
• 13:57
  you
• 13:57
  know,
• 13:57
  they'd
• 13:58
  done
• 13:58
  a
• 13:58
  couple
• 13:58
  before
• 13:59
  for
• 13:59
  a
• 14:00
  local
• 14:00
  stables
• 14:01
  during
• 14:01
  lockdown,
• 14:02
  so
• 14:02
  they
• 14:03
  had
• 14:03
  a
• 14:03
  little
• 14:03
  bit
• 14:03
  of
• 14:03
  experience
• 14:03
  with
• 14:04
  GoFundMe,
• 14:04
  but
• 14:05
  just
• 14:05
  the
• 14:05
  whole
• 14:05
  kind
• 14:06
  of
• 14:06
  proofreading,
• 14:07
  making
• 14:07
  sure
• 14:07
  that
• 14:08
  the
• 14:08
  text
• 14:09
  that's
• 14:09
  in
• 14:09
  the
• 14:10
  GoFundMe
• 14:11
  conveys
• 14:11
  everything
• 14:11
  about
• 14:12
  the
• 14:12
  message
• 14:12
  that
• 14:12
  they
• 14:13
  want
• 14:13
  to
• 14:13
  share.
• 14:13
  And
• 14:13
  there's
• 14:14
  so
• 14:14
  many,
• 14:15
  so
• 14:15
  many
• 14:16
  learning
• 14:16
  opportunities.
• 14:17
  Yeah,
• 14:18
  it's
• 14:18
  just
• 14:18
  been
• 14:18
  great
• 14:19
  for
• 14:19
  them.
• 14:19
  They've.
• 14:20
  They've
• 14:20
  really,
• 14:21
  really
• 14:21
  enjoyed
• 14:22
  it
• 14:22
  and
• 14:23
  may
• 14:23
  also
• 14:23
  have
• 14:23
  decided
• 14:24
  to.
• 14:25
  To
• 14:25
  keep
• 14:25
  one
• 14:26
  of
• 14:26
  the
• 14:26
  cats
• 14:26
  that
• 14:26
  we've
• 14:26
  rescued,
• 14:27
  who
• 14:28
  is
• 14:28
  a
• 14:28
  lovely
• 14:29
  boy,
• 14:29
  and
• 14:30
  they've
• 14:30
  got
• 14:31
  a
• 14:31
  really
• 14:31
  strong
• 14:31
  connection
• 14:32
  with
• 14:32
  him,
• 14:32
  so
• 14:32
  he's
• 14:33
  going
• 14:33
  to
• 14:33
  stay
• 14:33
  with
• 14:33
  us.
• 14:34
  Ah.
• 14:35
  I
• 14:35
  was
• 14:35
  going
• 14:35
  to
• 14:35
  ask
• 14:36
  you
• 14:36
  if,
• 14:37
  if
• 14:37
  you
• 14:38
  were.
• 14:38
  Because
• 14:39
  that,
• 14:39
  that,
• 14:39
  you
• 14:40
  know,
• 14:40
  that
• 14:40
  level
• 14:40
  of
• 14:40
  commitment
• 14:41
  does
• 14:41
  create
• 14:41
  that
• 14:42
  attachment
• 14:42
  and
• 14:42
  that's
• 14:43
  lovely
• 14:43
  that
• 14:43
  they,
• 14:44
  they
• 14:44
  will
• 14:44
  have
• 14:45
  that
• 14:45
  lasting
• 14:45
  relationship.
• 14:46
  But
• 14:47
  it
• 14:47
  really
• 14:47
  struck
• 14:48
  me
• 14:48
  when
• 14:48
  you
• 14:48
  were
• 14:49
  talking
• 14:49
  that
• 14:50
  from
• 14:51
  this
• 14:51
  lovely
• 14:52
  chance
• 14:53
  encounter
• 14:53
  with
• 14:53
  these
• 14:54
  really
• 14:55
  sweet
• 14:55
  kittens,
• 14:56
  that
• 14:57
  your
• 14:57
  daughters
• 14:58
  are
• 14:58
  now
• 14:58
  learning
• 14:59
  entrepreneurial
• 15:00
  skills.
• 15:01
  Who
• 15:01
  would
• 15:01
  have
• 15:01
  thought
• 15:01
  that
• 15:02
  that
• 15:02
  would
• 15:02
  have
• 15:02
  led
• 15:02
  to
• 15:03
  that?
• 15:03
  And
• 15:04
  so
• 15:04
  many
• 15:05
  skills
• 15:05
  that
• 15:05
  they'll
• 15:05
  be.
• 15:06
  That
• 15:06
  will
• 15:06
  really
• 15:06
  serve
• 15:07
  them
• 15:07
  later
• 15:07
  on.
• 15:08
  But
• 15:09
  whilst
• 15:09
  following
• 15:10
  their
• 15:11
  passion,
• 15:11
  I
• 15:12
  wonder
• 15:12
  if
• 15:12
  you
• 15:12
  could
• 15:12
  just
• 15:13
  touch
• 15:13
  on
• 15:13
  a
• 15:13
  little
• 15:13
  bit
• 15:14
  more.
• 15:14
  You
• 15:14
  spoke
• 15:15
  about,
• 15:15
  with
• 15:15
  your
• 15:16
  unschooling
• 15:16
  approach
• 15:16
  that
• 15:17
  you,
• 15:17
  you
• 15:17
  facilitate
• 15:18
  their
• 15:19
  learning
• 15:19
  rather
• 15:19
  than
• 15:20
  structure
• 15:21
  it.
• 15:21
  In
• 15:21
  a
• 15:21
  sense,
• 15:22
  how
• 15:22
  has
• 15:23
  it
• 15:23
  been
• 15:23
  for
• 15:23
  you
• 15:24
  supporting
• 15:25
  this
• 15:26
  journey,
• 15:26
  but.
• 15:26
  But
• 15:27
  also
• 15:27
  trying
• 15:27
  to
• 15:27
  sit
• 15:28
  back
• 15:28
  and
• 15:28
  let
• 15:28
  them
• 15:29
  take
• 15:29
  a
• 15:29
  lead
• 15:29
  with
• 15:29
  it.
• 15:30
  How
• 15:30
  have
• 15:30
  you
• 15:31
  navigated
• 15:31
  that?
• 15:32
  It
• 15:32
  hasn't
• 15:32
  all
• 15:33
  been
• 15:33
  sunshine
• 15:34
  and
• 15:34
  rainbows.
• 15:34
  It
• 15:35
  hasn't.
• 15:35
  And
• 15:35
  one
• 15:35
  of
• 15:35
  the
• 15:36
  Comet,
• 15:36
  the
• 15:36
  cat
• 15:37
  that
• 15:37
  we,
• 15:37
  the
• 15:38
  kitten
• 15:38
  that
• 15:38
  we're
• 15:38
  keeping,
• 15:39
  he
• 15:39
  arrived
• 15:40
  on
• 15:40
  Halloween
• 15:41
  and
• 15:42
  we
• 15:42
  had
• 15:43
  kind
• 15:43
  of
• 15:43
  almost
• 15:44
  kind
• 15:44
  of
• 15:44
  paused
• 15:45
  the
• 15:45
  sort
• 15:45
  of
• 15:45
  trying
• 15:46
  to,
• 15:46
  to
• 15:46
  catch
• 15:47
  him,
• 15:48
  to
• 15:48
  focus
• 15:48
  on
• 15:49
  the,
• 15:49
  The
• 15:49
  Little
• 15:50
  Calico,
• 15:50
  who
• 15:50
  was
• 15:51
  really
• 15:52
  very
• 15:53
  wild
• 15:53
  when
• 15:53
  she
• 15:53
  came
• 15:54
  and
• 15:54
  is
• 15:55
  now
• 15:55
  climbing
• 15:55
  into
• 15:55
  people's
• 15:56
  laps
• 15:56
  and
• 15:56
  having
• 15:57
  cuddles.
• 15:57
  And
• 15:57
  it's
• 15:57
  lovely.
• 15:59
  But,
• 15:59
  yeah,
• 15:59
  so
• 15:59
  the
• 16:00
  day
• 16:00
  that.
• 16:00
  That
• 16:00
  Columba
• 16:01
  arrived
• 16:01
  in
• 16:02
  the
• 16:02
  cat
• 16:02
  trap,
• 16:03
  yeah,
• 16:03
  we
• 16:03
  were
• 16:03
  late
• 16:04
  for
• 16:04
  a
• 16:04
  bus,
• 16:05
  rushing
• 16:05
  to
• 16:05
  get
• 16:06
  a
• 16:06
  bus.
• 16:07
  We'd
• 16:07
  already
• 16:07
  missed
• 16:07
  a
• 16:08
  bus,
• 16:08
  and
• 16:09
  we
• 16:09
  were
• 16:09
  heading
• 16:10
  out
• 16:10
  to
• 16:10
  see
• 16:10
  friends
• 16:11
  and
• 16:11
  pretty
• 16:12
  inconvenient
• 16:13
  that
• 16:13
  he
• 16:13
  arrived
• 16:14
  just
• 16:14
  to.
• 16:14
  That
• 16:14
  we
• 16:15
  all
• 16:15
  went
• 16:15
  out
• 16:15
  of
• 16:15
  the
• 16:16
  house
• 16:16
  to,
• 16:16
  you
• 16:16
  know,
• 16:16
  with
• 16:17
  all
• 16:17
  the
• 16:17
  bags
• 16:17
  and
• 16:17
  things
• 16:18
  in
• 16:18
  a
• 16:18
  rush.
• 16:19
  And
• 16:19
  my
• 16:19
  eldest
• 16:20
  said,
• 16:21
  mom,
• 16:22
  there's
• 16:22
  a
• 16:22
  cat
• 16:23
  in
• 16:23
  the
• 16:23
  drive.
• 16:24
  And
• 16:24
  I
• 16:25
  admit
• 16:25
  to
• 16:26
  really
• 16:26
  hoping
• 16:26
  that
• 16:27
  in
• 16:27
  that
• 16:27
  moment
• 16:28
  that
• 16:28
  it
• 16:28
  was
• 16:28
  just,
• 16:29
  you
• 16:30
  know,
• 16:30
  one
• 16:30
  of
• 16:30
  our
• 16:30
  neighborhood
• 16:31
  cats
• 16:31
  and
• 16:31
  we
• 16:31
  could
• 16:31
  just
• 16:31
  let
• 16:32
  it
• 16:32
  go
• 16:32
  and
• 16:32
  apologize
• 16:33
  to
• 16:33
  it
• 16:33
  and
• 16:33
  it
• 16:33
  would
• 16:34
  be
• 16:34
  off.
• 16:34
  But
• 16:34
  it
• 16:35
  was
• 16:35
  not.
• 16:35
  It
• 16:36
  was
• 16:36
  not.
• 16:37
  It
• 16:37
  was
• 16:37
  on
• 16:37
  it.
• 16:38
  So,
• 16:38
  yeah,
• 16:38
  so
• 16:39
  that
• 16:39
  was
• 16:39
  quite
• 16:39
  a
• 16:39
  stressful
• 16:40
  morning.
• 16:41
  And,
• 16:41
  yeah,
• 16:42
  I
• 16:42
  think
• 16:43
  it's.
• 16:43
  It's
• 16:44
  been.
• 16:44
  It
• 16:45
  has
• 16:45
  definitely
• 16:45
  tested
• 16:46
  my
• 16:46
  patience
• 16:47
  and
• 16:47
  perseverance
• 16:47
  because
• 16:48
  there's
• 16:48
  been
• 16:48
  points
• 16:48
  where
• 16:49
  I've
• 16:49
  thought
• 16:50
  we
• 16:50
  just
• 16:50
  need
• 16:50
  to
• 16:50
  give
• 16:50
  up.
• 16:51
  Now.
• 16:51
  I
• 16:51
  haven't
• 16:51
  said
• 16:52
  that
• 16:52
  to
• 16:52
  my
• 16:52
  girls
• 16:53
  because
• 16:53
  they
• 16:53
  were
• 16:54
  so
• 16:54
  committed,
• 16:55
  but
• 16:55
  part
• 16:55
  of
• 16:55
  me
• 16:55
  was
• 16:56
  like,
• 16:56
  is
• 16:57
  this,
• 16:57
  you
• 16:57
  know,
• 16:57
  are
• 16:57
  we
• 16:57
  going
• 16:58
  to
• 16:58
  manage
• 16:58
  to
• 16:58
  get.
• 16:58
  There's
• 16:59
  one
• 16:59
  more
• 16:59
  out
• 16:59
  in
• 16:59
  the
• 16:59
  world
• 17:00
  that
• 17:00
  we
• 17:00
  haven't
• 17:00
  caught
• 17:00
  yet.
• 17:01
  But
• 17:01
  we
• 17:02
  keep
• 17:02
  seeing
• 17:02
  him
• 17:02
  and
• 17:02
  he
• 17:03
  knows
• 17:03
  us
• 17:03
  and
• 17:03
  he.
• 17:04
  Yeah,
• 17:04
  we're
• 17:04
  just
• 17:05
  keeping
• 17:05
  an
• 17:05
  eye
• 17:05
  on
• 17:05
  him.
• 17:06
  But.
• 17:06
  But,
• 17:07
  yeah,
• 17:07
  there's.
• 17:07
  There's
• 17:07
  been
• 17:07
  points
• 17:08
  where
• 17:08
  I've
• 17:08
  thought,
• 17:08
  oh,
• 17:09
  is
• 17:09
  this.
• 17:10
  You
• 17:10
  know,
• 17:10
  is
• 17:10
  this
• 17:11
  going
• 17:11
  to
• 17:11
  continue?
• 17:11
  But
• 17:11
  their
• 17:12
  commitment
• 17:12
  and
• 17:12
  their.
• 17:13
  Their
• 17:13
  joy,
• 17:14
  it's.
• 17:14
  You
• 17:14
  know,
• 17:14
  they've
• 17:15
  got
• 17:15
  such
• 17:15
  a.
• 17:16
  They're
• 17:17
  just.
• 17:17
  Yeah,
• 17:17
  they've
• 17:17
  just
• 17:18
  got
• 17:18
  so
• 17:18
  much
• 17:19
  enthusiasm
• 17:21
  to
• 17:22
  do
• 17:22
  this.
• 17:22
  And
• 17:23
  so,
• 17:23
  yeah,
• 17:23
  I
• 17:24
  think
• 17:24
  in
• 17:24
  all
• 17:24
  things
• 17:25
  with.
• 17:25
  With
• 17:25
  home
• 17:26
  Ed,
• 17:26
  sometimes
• 17:27
  your
• 17:27
  child
• 17:28
  will
• 17:28
  be
• 17:28
  really
• 17:28
  interested
• 17:29
  in
• 17:29
  something,
• 17:29
  and
• 17:29
  that
• 17:30
  interest
• 17:30
  will
• 17:30
  continue
• 17:31
  to
• 17:31
  the
• 17:31
  point
• 17:31
  where
• 17:31
  you
• 17:31
  think
• 17:32
  that
• 17:32
  there
• 17:32
  isn't.
• 17:33
  You
• 17:33
  know,
• 17:33
  there
• 17:33
  isn't
• 17:34
  anything
• 17:34
  else
• 17:34
  we
• 17:34
  can
• 17:34
  do
• 17:35
  now.
• 17:35
  But
• 17:35
  they'll
• 17:36
  always
• 17:36
  find
• 17:36
  if
• 17:37
  they're.
• 17:37
  If
• 17:37
  it's
• 17:38
  something
• 17:38
  that
• 17:38
  they
• 17:38
  want
• 17:39
  to
• 17:39
  just
• 17:39
  keep
• 17:39
  on
• 17:40
  with,
• 17:40
  they.
• 17:40
  They
• 17:41
  will
• 17:41
  tell
• 17:41
  you
• 17:41
  and
• 17:41
  they
• 17:42
  will
• 17:42
  keep
• 17:42
  doing
• 17:42
  it.
• 17:43
  And
• 17:43
  that's
• 17:44
  what
• 17:44
  I
• 17:44
  found
• 17:44
  with
• 17:44
  this,
• 17:45
  is
• 17:45
  that
• 17:45
  it's
• 17:46
  tested
• 17:46
  my
• 17:47
  patience
• 17:47
  and
• 17:47
  my
• 17:48
  sense
• 17:48
  of
• 17:48
  perseverance.
• 17:49
  But
• 17:49
  what
• 17:50
  it
• 17:50
  hasn't
• 17:50
  tested
• 17:51
  is
• 17:51
  my
• 17:52
  belief
• 17:52
  in
• 17:52
  them
• 17:53
  and
• 17:53
  my
• 17:54
  belief
• 17:54
  that
• 17:54
  they
• 17:54
  are,
• 17:55
  you
• 17:55
  know,
• 17:55
  they.
• 17:56
  They
• 17:56
  can.
• 17:56
  I
• 17:57
  say
• 17:57
  it
• 17:57
  to
• 17:57
  them
• 17:57
  all
• 17:57
  the
• 17:57
  time.
• 17:58
  You
• 17:58
  know,
• 17:58
  you
• 17:59
  can
• 17:59
  do
• 17:59
  anything
• 17:59
  that
• 18:00
  you
• 18:00
  set
• 18:00
  your
• 18:01
  mind
• 18:01
  to.
• 18:02
  And,
• 18:03
  yeah,
• 18:04
  I
• 18:04
  just.
• 18:04
  Yeah,
• 18:05
  I
• 18:05
  just
• 18:05
  generally
• 18:06
  feel
• 18:06
  really
• 18:06
  proud
• 18:06
  of
• 18:06
  them,
• 18:06
  which
• 18:07
  you
• 18:07
  can
• 18:07
  probably
• 18:07
  tell.
• 18:08
  And
• 18:09
  you
• 18:09
  absolutely
• 18:09
  should.
• 18:10
  I'm
• 18:10
  proud
• 18:10
  of
• 18:10
  yourself
• 18:10
  as
• 18:11
  well,
• 18:11
  because
• 18:11
  I
• 18:11
  think
• 18:12
  that
• 18:13
  it
• 18:13
  can
• 18:13
  be
• 18:14
  very
• 18:14
  easy
• 18:15
  to,
• 18:15
  you
• 18:16
  know,
• 18:16
  it
• 18:16
  can
• 18:16
  be
• 18:16
  inconvenient
• 18:18
  when
• 18:18
  they
• 18:19
  want
• 18:19
  to
• 18:19
  pursue
• 18:20
  a
• 18:20
  passion
• 18:20
  and
• 18:21
  it,
• 18:21
  it
• 18:21
  takes
• 18:22
  over
• 18:22
  in
• 18:22
  a
• 18:23
  sense,
• 18:23
  everyday
• 18:24
  life
• 18:24
  and
• 18:25
  you're
• 18:25
  trying
• 18:26
  to
• 18:26
  get
• 18:26
  on
• 18:26
  with
• 18:26
  the
• 18:26
  things
• 18:26
  that
• 18:27
  you
• 18:27
  need
• 18:27
  to
• 18:27
  get
• 18:27
  on
• 18:27
  with
• 18:27
  your
• 18:28
  family
• 18:28
  life.
• 18:28
  And
• 18:28
  they're
• 18:28
  saying,
• 18:29
  oh,
• 18:29
  can
• 18:29
  we
• 18:29
  do
• 18:29
  this?
• 18:29
  And,
• 18:30
  and
• 18:30
  we,
• 18:30
  you
• 18:30
  know,
• 18:30
  I
• 18:30
  need
• 18:30
  to
• 18:30
  look
• 18:31
  up
• 18:31
  this
• 18:31
  or
• 18:31
  I
• 18:31
  need
• 18:31
  to,
• 18:32
  to
• 18:32
  sort
• 18:33
  this
• 18:33
  out
• 18:33
  or
• 18:33
  a
• 18:33
  cat
• 18:33
  has
• 18:34
  arrived
• 18:34
  unexpectedly
• 18:36
  and,
• 18:36
  and
• 18:36
  it's
• 18:37
  hard
• 18:37
  to
• 18:37
  keep
• 18:38
  committed.
• 18:39
  It's
• 18:39
  lovely
• 18:39
  when
• 18:40
  we
• 18:40
  celebrate
• 18:40
  our
• 18:41
  children's
• 18:41
  achievements
• 18:41
  and
• 18:42
  we
• 18:42
  absolutely
• 18:42
  should,
• 18:42
  but
• 18:43
  we
• 18:43
  need
• 18:43
  to
• 18:43
  celebrate
• 18:44
  our
• 18:44
  achievements
• 18:45
  as,
• 18:45
  as
• 18:46
  parents
• 18:46
  as
• 18:46
  well
• 18:47
  in
• 18:47
  creating
• 18:49
  that
• 18:50
  space
• 18:51
  for
• 18:51
  them
• 18:52
  to
• 18:52
  be
• 18:52
  able
• 18:52
  to,
• 18:53
  to
• 18:53
  achieve
• 18:53
  these
• 18:54
  things.
• 18:55
  Definitely.
• 18:56
  And
• 18:56
  you
• 18:57
  mentioned
• 18:58
  their
• 18:58
  GoFundMe
• 18:59
  and
• 19:00
  I
• 19:00
  think
• 19:00
  they've
• 19:01
  got
• 19:01
  an
• 19:01
  Amazon
• 19:01
  list
• 19:02
  as
• 19:02
  well.
• 19:02
  Do
• 19:02
  you
• 19:02
  want
• 19:02
  to
• 19:02
  tell
• 19:03
  us
• 19:03
  a
• 19:03
  bit
• 19:03
  more
• 19:03
  about
• 19:04
  that?
• 19:04
  People
• 19:05
  listening
• 19:05
  may
• 19:05
  want
• 19:05
  to
• 19:06
  help
• 19:06
  or.
• 19:06
  And
• 19:07
  so,
• 19:07
  yeah,
• 19:08
  share
• 19:08
  with
• 19:08
  us
• 19:08
  about
• 19:08
  how
• 19:09
  people
• 19:09
  can
• 19:10
  support.
• 19:11
  They
• 19:11
  have
• 19:11
  set
• 19:12
  up
• 19:12
  a
• 19:12
  GoFundMe.
• 19:13
  They
• 19:13
  worked
• 19:14
  out
• 19:14
  the
• 19:15
  cost
• 19:16
  of
• 19:17
  neutering
• 19:17
  and
• 19:18
  microchipping
• 19:18
  because
• 19:18
  obviously
• 19:19
  cats
• 19:19
  need
• 19:19
  to
• 19:20
  be
• 19:20
  microchipped
• 19:20
  now.
• 19:21
  Yeah.
• 19:22
  So
• 19:22
  they've
• 19:22
  done
• 19:22
  all
• 19:22
  the
• 19:22
  maths
• 19:24
  looking
• 19:24
  at
• 19:24
  our
• 19:24
  local
• 19:25
  veterinary
• 19:26
  surgeon
• 19:26
  surgery
• 19:27
  up
• 19:27
  the
• 19:28
  top
• 19:28
  of
• 19:28
  our
• 19:28
  street.
• 19:29
  So
• 19:29
  they've
• 19:29
  got
• 19:29
  a
• 19:29
  target
• 19:30
  of
• 19:30
  £500.
• 19:31
  They
• 19:31
  also
• 19:32
  have
• 19:32
  said
• 19:32
  that
• 19:33
  anything
• 19:34
  because
• 19:34
  you
• 19:34
  can
• 19:34
  sometimes
• 19:35
  get
• 19:36
  support
• 19:36
  for
• 19:36
  neutering
• 19:38
  feral
• 19:38
  cats.
• 19:38
  So
• 19:39
  we
• 19:39
  are
• 19:39
  looking
• 19:39
  into
• 19:39
  that
• 19:39
  too.
• 19:40
  But
• 19:40
  anything
• 19:41
  that
• 19:41
  is
• 19:42
  above
• 19:43
  what
• 19:43
  they
• 19:44
  need.
• 19:45
  So
• 19:45
  anything
• 19:45
  that's
• 19:46
  kind
• 19:46
  of
• 19:46
  surplus
• 19:46
  money
• 19:47
  is
• 19:47
  going
• 19:47
  to
• 19:47
  be
• 19:47
  donated
• 19:48
  to
• 19:48
  the
• 19:49
  cat
• 19:49
  charity,
• 19:49
  the
• 19:49
  cat
• 19:50
  sanctuary
• 19:50
  that
• 19:50
  I
• 19:50
  spoke
• 19:51
  about
• 19:51
  at
• 19:51
  the
• 19:51
  beginning
• 19:51
  of
• 19:52
  our
• 19:52
  conversation.
• 19:53
  They're
• 19:53
  called
• 19:54
  Westgate
• 19:54
  Ark
• 19:55
  and
• 19:55
  they're
• 19:55
  a
• 19:55
  local
• 19:56
  cat
• 19:56
  charity
• 19:57
  who
• 19:57
  do
• 19:57
  amazing
• 19:58
  work
• 19:59
  to
• 19:59
  support
• 20:00
  all
• 20:00
  cats
• 20:01
  in,
• 20:01
  in
• 20:01
  the
• 20:01
  area
• 20:02
  that
• 20:02
  are
• 20:02
  in
• 20:02
  need.
• 20:04
  So
• 20:04
  that's
• 20:05
  their
• 20:05
  plan
• 20:05
  with
• 20:05
  the
• 20:05
  GoFundMe
• 20:06
  and
• 20:06
  they,
• 20:06
  they
• 20:07
  have
• 20:07
  got
• 20:07
  a
• 20:07
  wish
• 20:07
  list
• 20:08
  of
• 20:09
  the
• 20:09
  things
• 20:09
  that,
• 20:10
  because
• 20:10
  we're
• 20:10
  cat,
• 20:11
  we're
• 20:11
  a
• 20:11
  cat
• 20:11
  family
• 20:12
  anyway,
• 20:13
  a
• 20:13
  lot
• 20:13
  of
• 20:13
  things
• 20:14
  that
• 20:14
  we've
• 20:14
  needed
• 20:15
  we've
• 20:15
  had
• 20:16
  already,
• 20:16
  but
• 20:17
  we've
• 20:17
  also
• 20:17
  had
• 20:18
  some
• 20:18
  lovely
• 20:19
  friends
• 20:19
  who
• 20:19
  have
• 20:20
  been
• 20:21
  supporting
• 20:22
  the
• 20:22
  girls
• 20:23
  and
• 20:23
  they've
• 20:24
  kind
• 20:24
  of
• 20:24
  gifted
• 20:25
  box
• 20:26
  of
• 20:26
  food
• 20:26
  here
• 20:27
  and
• 20:27
  there
• 20:27
  or
• 20:28
  one
• 20:28
  of
• 20:28
  our
• 20:28
  friends
• 20:29
  actually
• 20:30
  ordered
• 20:31
  like
• 20:31
  a
• 20:32
  professional
• 20:32
  cat
• 20:32
  trap
• 20:33
  and
• 20:33
  so
• 20:34
  that
• 20:34
  the
• 20:34
  girls
• 20:34
  would
• 20:34
  have
• 20:34
  that.
• 20:35
  And
• 20:36
  one
• 20:36
  of
• 20:36
  those
• 20:37
  friends
• 20:37
  was
• 20:37
  the
• 20:37
  family
• 20:38
  that
• 20:38
  have
• 20:38
  taken
• 20:39
  the
• 20:39
  first
• 20:40
  kitten
• 20:40
  that
• 20:41
  we
• 20:41
  caught
• 20:41
  and
• 20:41
  socialized
• 20:42
  who
• 20:42
  is
• 20:43
  going
• 20:43
  for
• 20:43
  his
• 20:43
  operation
• 20:44
  tomorrow.
• 20:45
  So
• 20:45
  a
• 20:46
  lot
• 20:46
  of
• 20:46
  the
• 20:46
  things
• 20:46
  that
• 20:47
  we
• 20:47
  already
• 20:47
  had,
• 20:48
  but
• 20:48
  they
• 20:48
  have
• 20:48
  made
• 20:48
  a
• 20:48
  wish
• 20:49
  list
• 20:49
  of
• 20:49
  things
• 20:50
  that
• 20:50
  we
• 20:50
  don't
• 20:50
  have
• 20:51
  or
• 20:51
  that
• 20:51
  we've
• 20:52
  run
• 20:52
  out
• 20:52
  of
• 20:52
  and
• 20:53
  so
• 20:53
  that
• 20:53
  I'll
• 20:54
  be
• 20:54
  able
• 20:54
  to
• 20:54
  share
• 20:54
  the
• 20:54
  link
• 20:55
  with
• 20:55
  you.
• 20:55
  We
• 20:56
  also
• 20:56
  have
• 20:57
  a
• 20:57
  Bella
• 20:57
  and
• 20:57
  Duke
• 20:58
  referral
• 20:59
  link,
• 20:59
  so
• 21:00
  if
• 21:00
  anyone
• 21:00
  has
• 21:00
  cats.
• 21:01
  Bella
• 21:01
  and
• 21:01
  Duke
• 21:02
  are
• 21:02
  a
• 21:02
  company
• 21:02
  that
• 21:02
  do
• 21:02
  raw
• 21:03
  food
• 21:03
  for
• 21:04
  cats.
• 21:04
  So
• 21:04
  there's
• 21:05
  a
• 21:05
  referral
• 21:06
  link
• 21:06
  there
• 21:06
  which
• 21:07
  I
• 21:07
  can
• 21:07
  share
• 21:07
  with
• 21:07
  you,
• 21:07
  which
• 21:08
  will
• 21:08
  get
• 21:08
  the
• 21:09
  kitten's
• 21:09
  account.
• 21:10
  Like,
• 21:10
  I
• 21:11
  think
• 21:11
  they
• 21:11
  put
• 21:11
  some,
• 21:11
  like,
• 21:12
  credit
• 21:12
  into
• 21:12
  their
• 21:12
  kitten's
• 21:13
  account
• 21:13
  for
• 21:13
  every
• 21:14
  person
• 21:14
  who
• 21:14
  orders,
• 21:15
  but
• 21:15
  the
• 21:15
  person
• 21:16
  who's
• 21:16
  ordering
• 21:16
  gets
• 21:17
  discount,
• 21:17
  I
• 21:17
  think
• 21:17
  is
• 21:17
  40%
• 21:18
  or
• 21:18
  something
• 21:18
  off.
• 21:18
  But
• 21:19
  yeah,
• 21:19
  so
• 21:19
  there's.
• 21:20
  Yeah,
• 21:20
  it's.
• 21:21
  It
• 21:21
  has
• 21:21
  been.
• 21:22
  It's
• 21:22
  been
• 21:22
  a
• 21:22
  wonderful
• 21:23
  experience.
• 21:23
  It's
• 21:24
  not
• 21:24
  finished
• 21:24
  yet.
• 21:24
  We're
• 21:25
  still
• 21:25
  going.
• 21:25
  Obviously,
• 21:26
  the
• 21:26
  girls
• 21:26
  have
• 21:27
  had
• 21:27
  a
• 21:27
  really
• 21:27
  difficult
• 21:28
  time
• 21:28
  in
• 21:28
  recent
• 21:28
  years
• 21:29
  with
• 21:29
  a
• 21:29
  lot
• 21:29
  of
• 21:30
  things
• 21:30
  external
• 21:31
  to
• 21:31
  the
• 21:31
  immediate
• 21:32
  family,
• 21:32
  but
• 21:33
  they
• 21:33
  have
• 21:34
  just
• 21:34
  flourished
• 21:35
  through
• 21:35
  this
• 21:35
  project
• 21:36
  and,
• 21:37
  yeah,
• 21:37
  I'm
• 21:37
  really,
• 21:38
  really
• 21:38
  proud
• 21:38
  of
• 21:38
  them.
• 21:39
  Well,
• 21:39
  thank
• 21:39
  you
• 21:40
  so
• 21:40
  much
• 21:40
  for
• 21:40
  sharing
• 21:41
  with
• 21:41
  us
• 21:41
  today.
• 21:42
  It's
• 21:42
  been
• 21:42
  lovely
• 21:43
  to
• 21:43
  hear
• 21:43
  about
• 21:43
  it
• 21:44
  and
• 21:44
  I
• 21:44
  wish
• 21:44
  them
• 21:44
  the
• 21:45
  best
• 21:45
  of
• 21:45
  luck
• 21:46
  in
• 21:46
  hopefully
• 21:47
  capturing
• 21:47
  the
• 21:47
  last
• 21:47
  kitten
• 21:48
  and
• 21:49
  also
• 21:50
  with
• 21:50
  rehoming
• 21:51
  the
• 21:51
  other
• 21:51
  kitten
• 21:52
  as
• 21:52
  well.
• 21:53
  So
• 21:53
  we
• 21:54
  will
• 21:54
  put
• 21:54
  all
• 21:54
  of
• 21:54
  that
• 21:54
  in
• 21:55
  the
• 21:55
  show
• 21:55
  notes
• 21:56
  so
• 21:56
  that
• 21:57
  people
• 21:57
  can
• 21:58
  help
• 21:58
  if
• 21:58
  they
• 21:58
  wish
• 21:59
  to
• 21:59
  and
• 21:59
  also
• 21:59
  take
• 22:00
  advantage
• 22:00
  of
• 22:00
  that
• 22:01
  lovely
• 22:01
  discount
• 22:02
  code
• 22:02
  if
• 22:03
  they've
• 22:03
  got
• 22:03
  cats.
• 22:04
  And
• 22:04
  thank
• 22:05
  you
• 22:05
  so
• 22:05
  much
• 22:05
  for
• 22:05
  joining
• 22:06
  us.
• 22:06
  Yeah,
• 22:07
  it's
• 22:07
  been
• 22:07
  lovely.
• 22:07
  And
• 22:08
  thank
• 22:08
  you
• 22:08
  so
• 22:08
  much
• 22:08
  for
• 22:08
  giving
• 22:09
  me
• 22:09
  the
• 22:09
  opportunity
• 22:09
  to
• 22:10
  share
• 22:10
  the
• 22:10
  girls
• 22:11
  project.
• 28:19
  Thank
• 28:19
  you
• 28:19
  so
• 28:19
  much
• 28:19
  for
• 28:20
  joining
• 28:20
  us
• 28:20
  for
• 28:20
  today's
• 28:20
  Home
• 28:21
  Education
• 28:21
  Matters
• 28:22
  podcast.
• 28:22
  See
• 28:22
  you
• 28:23
  at
• 28:23
  the
• 28:23
  next
• 28:23
  one.
• 28:23
  Have
• 28:23
  a
• 28:24
  lovely
• 28:24
  day.
• 28:27
  Sam.