When was the first time that you realized that your home was not like other people’s homes?
My house has always been different from other houses. I don't think I could narrow it down to a particular time. I recall not having friends stay over. Ever. I always stayed at all my friends' houses and called their moms "Mom".
Not a lot of my friends were only children so to them, I was the odd duck. Believe me, I *was* the odd duck. Just for a myriad of other reasons.
Having a family of my own, I really see the differences in houses. We are more relaxed with some things that would not fly in other houses. It gets loud in our house. Extremely loud. If I stopped them from being loud all the time, I wouldn't get a single thing done. I tend to jump in right away when the kids are arguing because it can, and will, quickly snowball into WWIII and someone (or both) will be crying. We let our son play the Wii, computer or DS for far longer than other parents or even the "professionals" recommend. It works for our family. Our parenting style is different from most others because our children are different than most others. Fact.
I think being different is ok. We teach that to our children all the time. We can be wildly different from someone else and still be really great friends. That's what we try to instill in our kids. When they ask why so and so can do this but they can't, we talk about it. I hope my kids have great memories of our home. I work hard to make sure that happens. If they have a different house, I hope it's quieter.
'Cause I'll be moving in with them!
My house has always been different from other houses. I don't think I could narrow it down to a particular time. I recall not having friends stay over. Ever. I always stayed at all my friends' houses and called their moms "Mom".
Not a lot of my friends were only children so to them, I was the odd duck. Believe me, I *was* the odd duck. Just for a myriad of other reasons.
Having a family of my own, I really see the differences in houses. We are more relaxed with some things that would not fly in other houses. It gets loud in our house. Extremely loud. If I stopped them from being loud all the time, I wouldn't get a single thing done. I tend to jump in right away when the kids are arguing because it can, and will, quickly snowball into WWIII and someone (or both) will be crying. We let our son play the Wii, computer or DS for far longer than other parents or even the "professionals" recommend. It works for our family. Our parenting style is different from most others because our children are different than most others. Fact.
I think being different is ok. We teach that to our children all the time. We can be wildly different from someone else and still be really great friends. That's what we try to instill in our kids. When they ask why so and so can do this but they can't, we talk about it. I hope my kids have great memories of our home. I work hard to make sure that happens. If they have a different house, I hope it's quieter.
'Cause I'll be moving in with them!
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