Comments on: Setting precedents with privileges http://www.themomslant.com/2009/08/setting-precedents-with-privileges/ I'm speaking for myself Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:35:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Catizhere http://www.themomslant.com/2009/08/setting-precedents-with-privileges/comment-page-1/#comment-18132 Catizhere Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:07:35 +0000 http://www.themomslant.com/?p=2903#comment-18132 My story mirrors Boston Mamas. As #6 of 8, I honestly can't remember having toys growing up. I had brothers to play with. I'm the 1st girl born after 5 boys & yes, I wore their hand me downs. Thankfully, I had older girl cousins to get old clothes from too. We never had tv's in our room either. Beds are for sleeping. Not watching tv. I still don't have an iPod. My cell phone is a prepaid trac-phone. We never had all the best stuff growing up, but y'know what? We were loved. and wanted. Who needs a cell phone or a blackberry? I had 5 older brothers. All of whom stand well above 6 feet. If I yelled loud enough, someone in my family would hear me. Maggie is asking for a DS for either Christmas or her birthday. Joe will probably cave & get it for her. She's 6 for crissakes. My story mirrors Boston Mamas. As #6 of 8, I honestly can’t remember having toys growing up. I had brothers to play with.
I’m the 1st girl born after 5 boys & yes, I wore their hand me downs. Thankfully, I had older girl cousins to get old clothes from too.
We never had tv’s in our room either. Beds are for sleeping. Not watching tv. I still don’t have an iPod. My cell phone is a prepaid trac-phone. We never had all the best stuff growing up, but y’know what? We were loved. and wanted. Who needs a cell phone or a blackberry? I had 5 older brothers. All of whom stand well above 6 feet. If I yelled loud enough, someone in my family would hear me.

Maggie is asking for a DS for either Christmas or her birthday. Joe will probably cave & get it for her. She’s 6 for crissakes.

]]> By: Swistle http://www.themomslant.com/2009/08/setting-precedents-with-privileges/comment-page-1/#comment-18112 Swistle Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:26:44 +0000 http://www.themomslant.com/?p=2903#comment-18112 My parents managed an admirable mix of "Older children get things first," "Sometimes all the children get something the same TIME rather than the same AGE," and "Sometimes life is unfair, so stop the complaining." The one thing I still resent is that when I was a teenager my interactions with the opposite sex were controlled BEYOND strictly (no seeing boys without adult supervision, and only after/before certain times of day, and never ever ever in my room)---but when my younger brother was a teenager he was allowed to go on CO-ED OVERNIGHT CAMPING TRIPS. My parents managed an admirable mix of “Older children get things first,” “Sometimes all the children get something the same TIME rather than the same AGE,” and “Sometimes life is unfair, so stop the complaining.” The one thing I still resent is that when I was a teenager my interactions with the opposite sex were controlled BEYOND strictly (no seeing boys without adult supervision, and only after/before certain times of day, and never ever ever in my room)—but when my younger brother was a teenager he was allowed to go on CO-ED OVERNIGHT CAMPING TRIPS.

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