Change

School buses on an August morning were enough to scramble my brain and send me down a road I did not expect: homeschooling, raising independent sons, the old education-to-career formula, and why some people adapt while others disengage. I talk about letting adult children become adults, what Hurricane Helene proved about independence, and the uneasy line between accepting change and surrendering judgment. Change is unavoidable. That does not mean every change is progress. What makes change easier for you? What makes you push back? CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:13 School buses and scrambled thoughts 04:06 Choosing homeschooling 07:10 Teaching beyond the curriculum0 9:47 Letting adult children leave 13:23 When the old formula stops working 16:00 Change is inevitable 16:38 Slow change and fast change 17:29 Pushback, disengagement, and adaptation 18:29 Independence by degrees 20:59 Hurricane Helene as a real-world test 22:39 Change, data centers, and preserving place 23:52 Change is not automatically good 25:41 What do you think? 26:12 Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit iwasthinkingpodcast.substack.com