Early childhood: I'm defensif about not sending Aqmal to kindergarten

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Aqmal, my second child, approached someone and asked a question:"Apakah Bapak kenal Bp Iwan?" (Do you know Mr. Iwan)
Mr. Adhyaksa Daud (the Minister of Youth and Sports of Indonesia at the time) answered:"Ya, kamu siapanya Bp Iwan?" (What's your relationship with him)
Aqmal answered:"Dia bapak saya" (He's my father)

The above conversation happened when Mr. Daud came to pick up his daughter, Fahira, a few days ago. Fahira is in the same class with Aqmal in grade 3. Mr Daud and my husband were also classmates while they were still in junior high school in a different school.
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I didn't send Aqmal to kindergarten. Some friends told me that if Aqmal didn't attend kindergarten, he wouldn't have a chance to socialize with other children around his age and it might lead to a social interaction problem in the future.

I have my own reasons :

1. Some children are not easy to wake up early in the morning. I let little Aqmal sleep as long as he wanted. He would then wake up by himself happily, and was ready to explore another exciting day with me.
2. I never left him alone. We played toy cars, three wheeled bicycle and even barbie house collections. We cut and pasted pictures. He asked me to make drawings. We watched animations films together. I fed him while he played computer games.
3. I showed him the normal interactions between (adult) people. I took him to meet my friends. I brought him along to Ninta's school. We visited my parents, my parents in law and other relatives. I was invited to wedding parties, birthday parties, family gatherings and he came along with me.
4. I created warm and joyful atmosphere at home. Our home was never quiet even though there were only two adults (the maid and me) and two children (Aqmal and his elder sister) before my husband came home at night. Luckily, the maid was a type of person who loved being around young children. The maid and I often sat together on the floor to watch TV together while the children run and jumped around or lied down to rest on our legs.
5. I collect books including children's books and keep various toys properly. As we all know books and toys are good for stimulating young children's mind.

The above conversation between Mr. Daud and Aqmal was a proof that Aqmal is no different from other children. I'm also happy that I have lots of sweet memories about Aqmal's childhood, the ones I barely had with Ninta. I'm having another set of beautiful life episodes with Rania now. I will enjoy my time with her as much as possible and most likely not send her to kindergarten either.