What have you given up?

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Registered: 07-17-2007
What have you given up?
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Mon, 06-30-2008 - 10:48am
What have you "given up" in order to have and parent children?

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Registered: 01-07-2007
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 9:59am
I would agree with you.
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Registered: 01-07-2007
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 10:00am
Same here, although I don't necessarily consider myself a slob I just don't clean as thoroughly as DH does (or thinks should be done).
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Registered: 12-07-2003
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 10:04am
DH and I are the opposite. He cleans stuff up as he goes and really hates it when I leave stuff everywhere. However, he doesn't really see dirt, so I take care of the major sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, bathroom cleaning, etc. It actually works pretty well for us.
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Registered: 02-08-2008
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 10:05am
ITA with you. My dd is almost 10 and I don't remember the last time she took a nap. She has a full day, 6-7am to 9pm or later and goes ALL day non-stop-lol!!!
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 10:10am

There were 4 of us(2 girls,2boys)

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Registered: 01-07-2007
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 10:14am

When I first had DS I thought I was going to be that parent who always kept everything in it's place and I realized that it was such a waste of time, lol.

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Registered: 01-05-2000
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 10:34am

I never understood that either. My girls had friends who parents were more strict when they became teens than they were when the kids were in 6th grade. From what I saw, that didn't work and only backfired on the parents. We gave the girls the responsibility and they lived up to it. On the other hand, like you, if they didn't live up to being treated as near adults, we would have reinstuted the old child rules. Of course being on the swim team and having both morning practice (5am!) and after school practice didn't hurt either. :)

Chris

The truth may be out there but lies are in your head. Terry Pratchett

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Registered: 01-05-2000
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 10:40am

Both Erica and Angela function best when their bedtime is after midnight and they can get up after noon. But since real life doesn't work that way, they frequently are short of sleep. Going to bed earlier isn't the answer since then they just lay in bed awake until their internal clock says it's bedtime. Laying in bed awake for hours at a time isn't very conducive to a restful sleep. They have somewhat solved the problem by keeping to the closing shifts at work as much as possible.

CHris

The truth may be out there but lies are in your head. Terry Pratchett

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Registered: 05-14-2006
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 10:53am

"i'm speaking about the parents who trust their teenagers judgement on when an approrpaite hour is to return home.

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Registered: 04-22-2005
Thu, 07-03-2008 - 10:55am
Unless the parent is eating junk or something hyper-allergenic, why couldn't the 18-month-old eat the same thing? Heck, at 10 months, DS is eating a lot of the same things as me. Breakfast: Cheerios or oatmeal for me, Cheerios or oatmeal for him. Lunch: toasted egg salad sandwich and fruit for me, toast, egg yolk and fruit for him. Dinner: baked chicken, mashed potatoes, carrots and peas for me, shredded baked chicken, mashed potatoes carrots and peas for him. Milk for me, formula for him. If the menu is healthy, it's pretty much just a matter of cutting it up into smaller pieces for the kid or sticking it in a Baby Safe Feeder for him to suck on.




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