Can Homeschool Friendships Survive Into Adulthood?

<p>If you want to support the channel, like, comment, share, or consider buying me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/exhsclub</p><p>What happens to the friendships you make as a homeschooled kid once you grow up? In this episode of Ex-Homeschoolers Club, I sit down with three longtime friends, Cari, Noah, and Jenève, to talk about the friendships that started through homeschool groups, co-ops, extracurriculars, and family connections — and how those relationships changed as we became adults. We talk about childhood memories, long-distance friendships, reconnecting after college, and what it means to have someone who understands where you came from. We also get into the complicated rules many of us grew up with around opposite-sex friendships, dating, physical affection, and the pressure to avoid anything that might look romantic.</p><p><strong>In this episode, we talk about:</strong></p><ul><li>How homeschool communities can create friendships that feel more like family.</li><li>Why some childhood friendships naturally deepen while others don&#39;t become close until adulthood.</li><li>Maintaining friendships across distance, college, relationships, and major life changes.</li><li>The strange pressure many homeschoolers experienced around boys and girls being friends and the assumption that friendship must mean dating.</li><li>How purity culture and fear of romantic relationships affected the way we understood attraction, dating, and physical affection.</li><li>Why protecting kids from every painful experience can leave them unprepared for adulthood — and how supportive friendships can give young people a safe place to learn from difficult experiences.</li><li>The healing that can happen when adult children and their parents finally have honest conversations about the past.</li></ul><p><strong>Wanna Join Book Club?</strong></p><ul><li>Grab a copy of Educated by Tara Westover: https://tarawestover.com/book</li><li>If you want to join the conversation during the month, follow along on Fable: https://fable.co/club/ex-homeschoolers-book-club-with-jacob-gooden-585330795145</li><li>And lastly, if you want to join our virtual Zoom meeting on August 29th 1pm EST - 10am PST, sign-up here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/bxCrsDpgTFGNvsWVgVdHXA </li></ul><p><strong>Check Out My Previous Episodes With Cari, Jenève, and Noah!</strong></p><ul><li>Cari: https://youtu.be/8cizKkNyLSo?si=5Y6IScdbDOnio0DJ</li><li>Jenève: https://youtu.be/bxf9T5GFk4A?si=_eoI2xsjBCgi1ewV</li><li>Noah: https://youtu.be/trh9iD3SvvA?si=8PTTowtUtKWG78se</li></ul><p>If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend who might benefit from hearing this story. </p><p><strong>Connect with Me</strong></p><ul><li>BuyMeACoffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/exhsclub</li><li>Email me at exhsclub@gmail.com</li></ul><ul><li>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exhsclub/</li><li>TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@exhsclub</li><li>Newsletter: https://exhsclub.beehiiv.com/</li><li>Substack: https://exhsclub.substack.com</li></ul><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>00:00 A Few Things Before We Get Into The Episode</p><p>02:10 Welcome Back To The Ex-Homeschoolers Club </p><p>03:09 Cari&#39;s Homeschool Elevator Pitch</p><p>05:20 Jenève&#39; Homeschool Elevator Pitch</p><p>07:19 Noah&#39;s Homeschool Elevator Pitch</p><p>09:37 How We First Met</p><p>15:00 Favorite Memories Together</p><p>25:35 Post College Friendship Shift</p><p>33:55 Opposite Sex Friend Stigma</p><p>38:36 Prom Night Pressure</p><p>41:27 Homeschool Dating Rules</p><p>44:16 Rumor Mill Trauma</p><p>45:30 Taboo And Modesty</p><p>50:46 Side Hugs And Shame</p><p>54:39 Friend Zone In College</p><p>01:01:33 Protection Vs Preparation</p><p>01:12:36 Healing With Parents</p><p>01:14:45 Hugging Younger Self</p>