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<blockquote data-quote="mattsmom27" data-source="post: 36099" data-attributes="member: 50"><p>difficult child and I were talking about this topic just over the weekend. He said he'd give up all his stuff he loves ... computers, video games, cell phones, mp3 players, dvds etc .... if he could live at a time when neighbours talked and knew each other, when people watched out for each other and life was so much more simple than it is today.</p><p>I would love to live in a world with the values that were around "back in the day" and are really missing in our times. </p><p>I would love a world where your kiddo's could play freely outside, where there was less expectations on mothers to do it all (work,parent,spouse,housework etc) and where everyone wasn't living with a keeping up with the Jone's attitude.</p><p>Case in point: I live in an apartment and dont' own a car, people wonder how you live that way in 2007 with kids. It's called walking, city transit, taxi's for groceries etc. I'm fortunate that this works for me because I live in the center of town and don't require a vehicle. I don't have the stress, the financial burden etc. I have a nice home, I don't own it, I'm okay renting. People don't understand. I prefer to spend my money on my daughter for hockey or my son for basketball or for fun afternoons out with the kids etc. I don't want to be stressed to the max. I have zero credit cards, I don't finance anything. I save, I pay cash. I have a very low stress tolerance and I keep my life stress free. I could be a high income earner, working crazy hours. I prefer to be home when my kids are sick, to be here for difficult child at lunch (he comes home) and to have dinner with my kids each night. I'm fortunate I have the option. At the same time, many others cant understand that I don't wish for a high paying career and the supposed "perks" (read: more money). We have enough, we have our needs, we have some of our wants, we have things we sacrifice for and we enjoy them all the more. And for anything we "want" that we dont have? We gain a quieter pace of life in a crazy world, and we have a home that is a relaxed sanctuary. </p><p>I should have been born in the early 1900's I think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mattsmom27, post: 36099, member: 50"] difficult child and I were talking about this topic just over the weekend. He said he'd give up all his stuff he loves ... computers, video games, cell phones, mp3 players, dvds etc .... if he could live at a time when neighbours talked and knew each other, when people watched out for each other and life was so much more simple than it is today. I would love to live in a world with the values that were around "back in the day" and are really missing in our times. I would love a world where your kiddo's could play freely outside, where there was less expectations on mothers to do it all (work,parent,spouse,housework etc) and where everyone wasn't living with a keeping up with the Jone's attitude. Case in point: I live in an apartment and dont' own a car, people wonder how you live that way in 2007 with kids. It's called walking, city transit, taxi's for groceries etc. I'm fortunate that this works for me because I live in the center of town and don't require a vehicle. I don't have the stress, the financial burden etc. I have a nice home, I don't own it, I'm okay renting. People don't understand. I prefer to spend my money on my daughter for hockey or my son for basketball or for fun afternoons out with the kids etc. I don't want to be stressed to the max. I have zero credit cards, I don't finance anything. I save, I pay cash. I have a very low stress tolerance and I keep my life stress free. I could be a high income earner, working crazy hours. I prefer to be home when my kids are sick, to be here for difficult child at lunch (he comes home) and to have dinner with my kids each night. I'm fortunate I have the option. At the same time, many others cant understand that I don't wish for a high paying career and the supposed "perks" (read: more money). We have enough, we have our needs, we have some of our wants, we have things we sacrifice for and we enjoy them all the more. And for anything we "want" that we dont have? We gain a quieter pace of life in a crazy world, and we have a home that is a relaxed sanctuary. I should have been born in the early 1900's I think. [/QUOTE]
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