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My kids (both boys, see my profile) have never NEVER jumped into puddles

Your kids have never jumped in puddles? I homeschooled also and I actually jumped right along with them. Made mudpies also. I cannot even imagine not jumping into a puddle. How sad and over protected your children must be. Lighten up. Let them be children, you will all enjoy the experience.

I guess I should have said "with their shoes on". It's not that I'm so over-protective of them, just of their shoes, since they usually have just one pair that must serve for everyday and church shoes. My point is that I kept them from doing it when they were little bitty, and now they have the restraint on their own. For everything there is a time, and you jumping puddles with your kids is probably a wonderful time for you all. But I suspect as homeschoolers, you and your children would also be able to discern when this was not appropriate. One point of my post was that someone has failed at teaching the 12-year old that this was not the appropriate time. And then when you leave your child to the care of the government to raise, you just get whatever discipline you get (however inappropriate).