Roar of the Subway

I think it's safe to come out now. The roar of the Subway was getting a bit much. I don't think I've seen homeschoolers in such an uproar in a very long time.

In case you hadn't heard Subway had a contest. Which lead to such a roar that I had to shake my head in wonderment. Subway has finally issued a formal apology - yet, for some blogger moms that I've stumbled upon it's not enough.

THE BEST response I've read to the hub-bub has been here. And I found her through a homeschool loop. I think the up roar started in a homeschool loop. Gotta be careful the stuff that gets posted on a loop.

I really don't understand why homeschoolers got crazy about this. How many people were going to actually enter the contest?? I wasn't.

I realize that the phraseology was a bit exclusionary and they should have said "no groups smaller than 20 members".

But sheesh!! what an uproar.

Maybe my shock comes in my background. I was homeschooled in the dark ages.

Well, it was dark for us. We were about the only homeschoolers around in the '80's where I grew up in Oklahoma. We finally found enough people to form a smallish group - but there was nothing when we started. I remember my mom starting us with OLD school books before we finally hit our stride with Christian Liberty Satellite School and then Abeka through Highschool.

THERE WERE NO CONTESTS THAT WELCOMED HOMESCHOOLERS. AT ALL.
Talk about excluded.
Now there are soooooo many that instead of throwing a fit about the one that says "no homeschoolers" -- go sign up for the contests that don't care!!

I read many things about the Scholastic book giveaway. That a homeschooler would be most happy to win second prize. 'kay. See?? I don't get this part.

I must need to go investigate Scholastic again.
In my memory - they were distrusted by homeschoolers because they were anti-Christian and pro-humanistic. Not to mention pro-school. I'm guessing they've changed ... which would be good.

I agree that homeschoolers should be civic minded...but not against a sandwich company.
One blogger mom ranted about the contest with the same vehemence that she ranted about the apparent autonomy of a Child Protective Service and their abuse of power.

I do not see them as the same evil.

Subway can't take away my children.

Why did we get in such an uproar over a sandwich contest?? Think of the homeschoolers in Germany that have their children taken away. If we want to get upset about being excluded in the word as homeschoolers - what about my tax dollars being spent on a public school system of which I want nothing to do with??

This had no effect on my right to vote, free speech, right to carry a gun, the right to go about as I darn well want. It has no effect on whether or not my hubby can make money to support us. It did not change the Oklahoma laws that don't require me to have a teaching license to teach my own children. I can still attend church the way I want to. I can still worship God in the way I want to.

I was not threatened at all by the Subway exclusion and think that, well, Frankly, the subway uproar has been silly.

My energies could be used elsewhere and eating at Subway may just be one of them.