Homeschooling for over 23 years, and I can tell you from experience that we encountered everyone of these statements from numerous friends and family over the years. At this point in our "investment", we have been reaping the rewards of this journey over the years. We almost always hear these type statements from the older generation: "Your kids are so well mannered", "Your kids are so pleasant to be around", "If I had known this is what homeschooling would do, I would have done it myself", "Who says your kids missed social interactions", I could go on and on. Now this isn't because we were perfect parents, it's because our children were taught respect, critical thinking, responsibility. It was OK for one to have a Grad Degree in Medicine, one to be a Pastor, one to be a Skilled Laborer, one to be a homemaker, a Chef, a professional athlete, etc... These are all avenues our HS grads have pursued, and are successful in these areas of life. One more benefit we now have, is that due to the friendship's our kids have formed with the older generation, that older generation are now our staunchest advocates. Many of these friends get quite angry with others who still today throw these anti-HS one liners our way, so instead of our responding I just refer them to these friends who are more than happy to engage the naysayers on our behalf ?