Thanks Michelle and Maire. I know you're both right. I think it's just that we have more to worry about with our eldest son. Youngest son is very social and I don't worry that home ed would isolate him, but eldest just seems to worry about everything, and is frightened to try anything new. My hope is that away from the pressures of school this fear would subside over time, as we consider school is largely responsible for this fear of failure, but I worry he'll just stay like this and become a recluse. I know in my heart school isn't working, I need no convincing of that at all, but I just need to believe that home ed will make it better for our son, and that there's enough support/friendships out there. Thanks everybody for the support.
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