Abbey
Spork Queen
I am constantly amazed at the differences between my generation and my children's. I grew up in a very strict, frugal environment. It's a daily internal battle with me to pass that on to my kids. Here are a few examples...add more if you wish:
Orange juice - we were given one small juice glass for Sunday breakfast. That's it.
Animal crackers - We grocery shopped once a month. (mid-west...lots of freezers) Our treat was that small box of animal crackers.
Kleenex - oh, what a luxury. We never had them...always had to use toilet paper.
Shoes - we got two pair at the beginning of each school year, one dress and one for play. You better not grow during the year!!
Rides - we never got rides anywhere. We rode our bikes. It didn't matter if it was all the way across town.
Dinner out - Once a year my parents would take us to an old school Italian restaurant. Never went to anything other than that.
McDonald's - We had a McDonald's about 3 miles from our house. *IF* you could find a way to earn a dollar, you could get a hamburger and small fry.
This all popped in my head yesterday as I was reaching for a Kleenex and had an ahhhhh feeling. What a silly thing to feel so good about. :smile:
Abbey
Orange juice - we were given one small juice glass for Sunday breakfast. That's it.
Animal crackers - We grocery shopped once a month. (mid-west...lots of freezers) Our treat was that small box of animal crackers.
Kleenex - oh, what a luxury. We never had them...always had to use toilet paper.
Shoes - we got two pair at the beginning of each school year, one dress and one for play. You better not grow during the year!!
Rides - we never got rides anywhere. We rode our bikes. It didn't matter if it was all the way across town.
Dinner out - Once a year my parents would take us to an old school Italian restaurant. Never went to anything other than that.
McDonald's - We had a McDonald's about 3 miles from our house. *IF* you could find a way to earn a dollar, you could get a hamburger and small fry.
This all popped in my head yesterday as I was reaching for a Kleenex and had an ahhhhh feeling. What a silly thing to feel so good about. :smile:
Abbey