Who is Wolftyrs?

I'm an attached, natural, positive parent. Striving to be a peaceful parent with a harmonious home, full of love and security, with just enough of the appearance of benign neglect that they feel free to explore and be who they are. I feel very strongly that, barring any clear medical need, they were all perfect as given to me, and no changes have been made to their bodies without extremely careful consideration and research. They are unpierced, uncircumsized, and very selectively vaccinated.

They were breastfed on demand, were held as much as we were able while juggling everyone's needs, and co-slept. Moving them into their own beds was NO problem, contrary to the myths. They are secure, happy, and healthy.

Life works so much better when we understand and work with the natural needs and instincts of our children, and our selves.

Before we had children, we knew homeschooling was what we wanted to do. We were concerned about the sheer numbers of children assaulted and violated at schools across this nation every day, with no adequate protections for them. The official responses seem to cause as many problems as they solve. Zero tolerance policies too often cost good kids their chance at an education, without actually keeping them safe. The numbers of children being passed despite real difficulties, even to the point of being unable to read, and our nation's poor rankings in education compared to other countries was also a concern.

Homeschooling allows such flexibility, to focus on your child's issues and learning style, set aside what doesn't work and take up something else that does, to spend as much time on a concept as it takes, to explore fully every interest. It may not be the answer for every family, but it's undeniable every child would benefit if their teachers had this kind of time and flexibility. We're very happy with the benefits.

Here are a couple of my homeschooling pages:

Indigo Spirit was my best lens for a very long time, and will always hold a special place for me.

Yeah, one of those women they say don't play serious games. Pffft. I started playing on the old Ataris, and my first computer games were on the Apple. I actually worked on writing my own games for the Commodore. Played oldschool Nintendo games, then SNES and Sega. I play D&D, too.

Massively multiplayer online games are one of my favorite types of games. A large part of the reason is the way they are usually inclusive of female gamers, rather than exclusive. The ever-changing worlds don't hurt, either. I've tried out so many MMOs I've lost count, some before they were ever released to the public. Some I loved, some I didn't, and I love to write reviews and guides for them.

Now that I'm a parent of little gamer kids, gaming is a family hobby, and I write about the games they love, too.

Although he's not as much of a presence here as I am, he's been known to make an appearance in the SquidU forum or write a lens or two.

His avatar is the two of us together in Secondlife, if you click through to take a peek.

Here are a few of his lenses: