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SummerMom
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Friday QOTD
I can't believe I forgot yesterday's QOTD. I'm sorry! I'm a teacher and yesterday was my last day with the kiddies, so I was a little distracted.
Onto today's question! How permissive / restrictive are you going to be with your DC, compared to how your parents were with you growing up?
I was thinking about this yesterday, about how when I was a teenager I was coming home with purple hair, going to concerts until midnight on school nights, etc. and my parents were totally cool with it Their thinking was that they raised me right and I was a smart kid who was not going to get herself into trouble. So they let me test my boundaries, knowing that I would do the right thing. And I did. But when I think about my own DC trying to do some of the stuff I got away with... I cringe! How about you ladies?
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Re: Friday QOTD
Im probably going to be a nervous wreck...because I know all the bad things I did...but I really dont think you should be too strict on kids..I think the key is to know the crowd they are hanging around thats how they get into trouble...!
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| Posted 6/11/10 8:22 AM |
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I guess I cannot say until our DC reach those teenage years. My parents were tough but when I look back it was a good thing. I definitely wasnt mature enough to handle certain things so being strict was a good thing. They raised me right but I gave in too easy to peer pressure lol.
DH on the other hand his parents let him do basically whatever he wanted. He was apparently very mature for his age and so I know this probably will be a potential problem when our kids become teenagers.
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| Posted 6/11/10 8:24 AM |
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BabyFever10
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Re: Friday QOTD
I will probably be strict - just like my parents were. I had older parents and if DH and I ever get pregnant we will be the same age that my parents were. By the time kids are teenagers we will be in our 50s and i think you just loose patience as you get older 
Plus i dont want our kids doing half the stuff DH and I did when we were younger
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| Posted 6/11/10 10:17 AM |
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Re: Friday QOTD
I have a son and I try to be somewhere in between with him. He is a toddler and wants to be very independent. I want him to be independent but I also want him to learn respect. I do not want him to think he has no boundaries and no discipline.
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| Posted 6/11/10 12:48 PM |
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MrsRitaB
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Re: Friday QOTD
i am definately going to be more lineant (sp?) than my parents were
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| Posted 6/11/10 12:52 PM |
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CallaLily
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Re: Friday QOTD
I will probably be a worrier and be strict with my kids. My parents were fair. At the time, I thought they were strict but I did get away with a fair amount of things.
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| Posted 6/11/10 3:28 PM |
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Re: Friday QOTD
Posted by WannaBbabyMama
My parents were tough but when I look back it was a good thing. I definitely wasnt mature enough to handle certain things so being strict was a good thing. They raised me right but I gave in too easy to peer pressure lol.
DH on the other hand his parents let him do basically whatever he wanted. He was apparently very mature for his age and so I know this probably will be a potential problem when our kids become teenagers.
DITTO! My parents were tough and looking back, ITA with them. They raised 5 kids and I think each of us have turned out well because of their parenting.
This is an interesting question for me today because I just had my class picnic. During it, a child asked me twice if he could do something. After each no, his mother then asked me. SERIOUSLY? This drives me NUTS!  I said NO - end of story. Then she took her kid and let him do what he had asked to do. WHAT ARE YOU TEACHING YOUR CHILD???
BTW, my mom used to wear a t-shirt (at home) with the saying "No means N-O" in huge letters. Do you think I ask for things twice??? I think not!
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| Posted 6/11/10 6:25 PM |
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