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<blockquote data-quote="Pink Elephant" data-source="post: 728012" data-attributes="member: 21572"><p>I think the world of you, SOT! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Just wanted you to know that. I love how strong you are (inside and out). It comes out in your writing, and I just love, love, love your replies!</p><p></p><p>My mom was one of those homemaker/homebodies, doing everything from scratch, staying at home 24/7 with us kids, and doing all of the typical domestic things a typical housewife/homemaker did back in the 60's and 70's. Cooking, baking, housecleaning, shopping, baby/childcare, even babysitting for friends, family, and neighbours. Mom was always busy doing something or another.</p><p></p><p>I was a little too young to help much with the oldest of siblings, other than fetching and holding things for mom, but I helped and pitched-in (a ton) with baby siblings born 1968, 1971, and 1973. I really was the other mom (and set of hands) in the home when it came to their care.</p><p></p><p>Diapers, bottles, bathing, laundry, general housework, even easy meal-prep and cooking, I did it all. Also remember babysitting for an aunt once or twice weekly as well.</p><p></p><p>We were really poor, like I remember watching mom rummage around in the pantry and cupboards days before dad would get paid, to put together a meal for us. Sad to think of now. Anyhow, as you can imagine, being poor meant standard old-fashioned cloth diapers in our home, along with all other things frugal and thrifty. i.e., Homemade baby food and formula, mom did a ton of sewing and mending, and nothing was tossed until every last ounce and drop of life had been squeezed and beaten out of it.</p><p></p><p>No meals out of the home, bagged lunches for school, and no vacations.</p><p></p><p>I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed the responsibility of helping around the home when I was growing up, and, taking care of my baby sibs. It had a way of making me feel older... more mature, and the hands-on experience proved to be a true asset when it came to finding babysitting work when I was old enough to start babysitting outside of our home. The phone rang off the hook! Mothers for blocks around wanted me as their sitter.</p><p></p><p>So fun to be able to reminisce our pasts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pink Elephant, post: 728012, member: 21572"] I think the world of you, SOT! :) Just wanted you to know that. I love how strong you are (inside and out). It comes out in your writing, and I just love, love, love your replies! My mom was one of those homemaker/homebodies, doing everything from scratch, staying at home 24/7 with us kids, and doing all of the typical domestic things a typical housewife/homemaker did back in the 60's and 70's. Cooking, baking, housecleaning, shopping, baby/childcare, even babysitting for friends, family, and neighbours. Mom was always busy doing something or another. I was a little too young to help much with the oldest of siblings, other than fetching and holding things for mom, but I helped and pitched-in (a ton) with baby siblings born 1968, 1971, and 1973. I really was the other mom (and set of hands) in the home when it came to their care. Diapers, bottles, bathing, laundry, general housework, even easy meal-prep and cooking, I did it all. Also remember babysitting for an aunt once or twice weekly as well. We were really poor, like I remember watching mom rummage around in the pantry and cupboards days before dad would get paid, to put together a meal for us. Sad to think of now. Anyhow, as you can imagine, being poor meant standard old-fashioned cloth diapers in our home, along with all other things frugal and thrifty. i.e., Homemade baby food and formula, mom did a ton of sewing and mending, and nothing was tossed until every last ounce and drop of life had been squeezed and beaten out of it. No meals out of the home, bagged lunches for school, and no vacations. I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed the responsibility of helping around the home when I was growing up, and, taking care of my baby sibs. It had a way of making me feel older... more mature, and the hands-on experience proved to be a true asset when it came to finding babysitting work when I was old enough to start babysitting outside of our home. The phone rang off the hook! Mothers for blocks around wanted me as their sitter. So fun to be able to reminisce our pasts. [/QUOTE]
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