Looking back now what are some things you appreciate

[browneyedhunni85]

From your parents?

I know there wasn't really a term back in the day but my mom was very attachment parenting. She EBF, cloth diapered and my parents bedshared. There was also a time where my mom worked 2 1/2 jobs. I do not see how she did it with two small kids at home. I know she had to because my dad got sick and had to get a cornea transplant. My dad also was our major caregiver a lot of times. My mom has worked nighshift for as long as I remember so he was always there at night. Sometimes I would go to work with my dad so my mom could rest or if she was working at another one of her jobs.

[TrudyCampbell]

That they didn't let me go into manhattan after prom when I was 15!

[unclejesse]

They got me involved in sports and activities at a very early age.

[browneyedhunni85]

Apr 11, 2013 18:45:55 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

That they didn't let me go into manhattan after prom when I was 15!

That reminds me of the time my dad would not let me go clubbin in Atlanta after graduation. But.....they let me go to Cancun for a week for my senior trip? Hmmz!

[bebeetmoi]

That they made me get a job in HS. Up until DD was born, I've always worked and was always financially independent. I'm grateful for that and will do the same with DD. 

[jfh]

They raised me in the country and encouraged me to spend a lot of time outdoors. I don't want to live in a rural area but sometimes I'm sad Kai won't have that sort of childhood.

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Apr 11, 2013 19:08:36 GMT -5 bebeetmoi said:

That they made me get a job in HS. Up until DD was born, I've always worked and was always financially independent. I'm grateful for that and will do the same with DD. 

I totally agree. I didn't have a choice in the matter but having to pay for my own car and my own college education made me not entitled at all.

[irishsara]

That they didn't allow my brothers and I to be hateful to each other. We didn't get along, but we weren't allowed to be mean to each other.

Our relationship is good now because of it, I think.

[TrudyCampbell]

Apr 11, 2013 18:49:23 GMT -5 browneyedhunni85 said:

Apr 11, 2013 18:45:55 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

That they didn't let me go into manhattan after prom when I was 15!

That reminds me of the time my dad would not let me go clubbin in Atlanta after graduation. But.....they let me go to Cancun for a week for my senior trip? Hmmz!

Lol, same! I went to the Bahamas!

And I had a job at age 14. I am going to make Violet work, it's good for the soul!

[laurack]

Everything! My parents are freakin awesome.

My mom gave us her everything, seven kids, no epidural a being offered, long labors, then all these babies and kids to take care of alone, no help as we were poor.

My dad worked his ass off in manual labor jobs his whole life to support us.

We always had to go to school, no pretending to be sick etc. I was so jealous of my friends whose parents would always let them stay out. But now I realize it was better that I had to go! Also my dad read us books every night and I've always lived reading. He was great fun, always fooling around and making us laugh.

Basically I just appreciate everything they have done for me!

[thedahliharpa]

Just the relentless amount of energy it takes to raise someone. I had no clue how hard my dad worked...

[Beener]

My parents are incredible. They instilled the value if education early, always reading to us and talking to us about learning. I remember my dad telling me when I was in elementary school how cool it would be to graduate college with honors and after hearing him talk about it so much, it became my goal to make him proud and it made that accomplishment even better when I reached it.

My mom always had a home-cooked meal for us and we were expected to eat dinner, as a family, with no tv or electronics on.

My dad worked hard at work and then coached us in t-ball and then eventually followed my brother throughout his baseball career. When I became a cheerleader, he was my biggest fan and learned what parts he was supposed to yell back and would stand up in the bleachers and cheer with us!

I hope to be half the parent my mom and dad are.

[shevacc]

My parents instilled a love of learning; they read to us every night and even though I don't have a lot of time to read now visiting the library still gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. We somehow had family dinners every night even though by high school we were eating at 6pm one night and 8:30pm the next to fit dinner around our activities. I also appreciate how they made all the various holidays fun and not so stressful. We traveled some of the time, but we also stayed home often enough to have our own holiday traditions. They also taught us how to manage money well and I'm so thankful that right now that's not an additional stressor in my life.