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I’m just thankful we were parented with a few less rules and a little less guilt. I was spoiled with home-cooked meals and getting my laundry done, and I managed to turn into a responsible, independent adult. Yes, my mom packed my lunches and cut the crust off my sandwiches… and I still enjoy eating sandwiches that way to this day. I appreciate ALL the memories my dad captured on his clunky video recorder and the pictures my mom took on her camera and filled into albums. We watched so much MTV – probably at too young of an age – and we survived. I loved riding around the neighborhood on bikes… with my friends… without supervision.īoth of my parents worked and commuted. I remember the regular sundae treats my grandma would buy me after school and our shopping trips to the mall. Or rather, we could just accept that we will be wrong because for every thing we’re doing wrong, to someone we’re doing it right. No wonder older generations get annoyed by us. I mean it really doesn’t matter how you parent, you will inevitably be doing it wrong, at least to someone or to some article, and if not today, it will definitely be wrong one day, and you will have to live with the repercussions of how you messed up your kid’s life. You can never give too much love, but be wary of overindulgence. Time outs are only effective when consistently used in a certain way as a consequence to only specific behaviors. Too many presents – unappreciative and spoiled. Request no gifts (or heaven forbid, practical items) for a birthday party, and now you’re denying your child the fun of being a kid and the joy of receiving gifts. Keep them inside too much, and you’re killing their vitamin D and imagination. Try to protect your kid from the sun with sunscreen, and now you’re exposing them to toxic chemicals. If it’s whole grain bread, didn’t you know all grains are the devil? If you feed your children fruits and veggies, it’s probably too much fruit and not the right type of veggie.
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I’m currently reading yet another parenting book that indirectly preaches how what we’ve been doing is all wrong, and it has me feeling #overit. Or is it because we were parented all wrong and weren’t passed along the guidebook?!? Who knows. Oh wait, apparently that’s why parenting is all wrong these days. I don’t even know how parents back in the day made it without the guiding knowledge of Facebook and Google.