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What are you proud of regarding your parenting?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 691353" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>KT, good for you!</p><p></p><p>I was determined to teach my kids to value the simple things in life rather than materialism and expensive toys. We did garage sales together forever and thrift shops. They loved them. When they were teens, they got part time jobs at 16 and paid for their part of the car insurance, gas, and name brand clothes if they wanted more than I felt one should spend on clothes. And they drove my car. No cars handed to them. </p><p></p><p>In the end, I have three very non materialistic adult kids and one who loves expensive everything and buys his kid $300 shoes. Oh well. Three out of four ain't bad <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>They all have good work ethics. This is one area under feel I did right. They worked for everything and really did not complain about it. Even as teen girls, Princess loved to shop at Goodwill and Jumper was and is a dress down kind of kid. Sonic doesn't care. Bart does, but he can afford it too.</p><p></p><p>I'm proud of all of them because these kids don't quit working hard. They are not intellectually gifted, except for Bart, but they really all try very hard and it shows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 691353, member: 1550"] KT, good for you! I was determined to teach my kids to value the simple things in life rather than materialism and expensive toys. We did garage sales together forever and thrift shops. They loved them. When they were teens, they got part time jobs at 16 and paid for their part of the car insurance, gas, and name brand clothes if they wanted more than I felt one should spend on clothes. And they drove my car. No cars handed to them. In the end, I have three very non materialistic adult kids and one who loves expensive everything and buys his kid $300 shoes. Oh well. Three out of four ain't bad :) They all have good work ethics. This is one area under feel I did right. They worked for everything and really did not complain about it. Even as teen girls, Princess loved to shop at Goodwill and Jumper was and is a dress down kind of kid. Sonic doesn't care. Bart does, but he can afford it too. I'm proud of all of them because these kids don't quit working hard. They are not intellectually gifted, except for Bart, but they really all try very hard and it shows. [/QUOTE]
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