tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post8971019699417659358..comments2024-01-10T03:40:08.423-06:00Comments on KEEP BELIEVING: kids today ...how good they have itAngie @ KEEP BELIEVINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00930977696454848345noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-4647001876590331602008-10-13T21:01:00.000-05:002008-10-13T21:01:00.000-05:00And not a word one about walking to school in the ...And not a word one about walking to school in the snow, uphill both ways! ;o) Excellent post!Damama Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433392172815959276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-41228734522082416982008-10-13T18:26:00.000-05:002008-10-13T18:26:00.000-05:00I LOVE this post. Really brings back memories. Wha...I LOVE this post. Really brings back memories. What a different world we grew up in. I remember playing for hours building forts in the woods, riding bikes and running around the neighbourhood. Life was so much simpler then, wasn't it? It makes me sad that our kids will miss out on so many of those wonderful experiences we had.Chelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05142277914943788971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-45246612615610427182008-10-08T00:51:00.000-05:002008-10-08T00:51:00.000-05:00Friday night:The Muppet Show, spaghetti-O's, milk,...Friday night:<BR/>The Muppet Show, spaghetti-O's, milk, bean bag in front of the TV....heaven on earth. <BR/><BR/><BR/>childhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-77501303871907040462008-10-07T21:44:00.000-05:002008-10-07T21:44:00.000-05:00Oh my goodness! You are so right! My kids complain...Oh my goodness! You are so right! My kids complain about so many things, especially food. We ate what my parents gave us. There weren't separate kid dinners/ adult dinners. A huge treat was a tv dinner with salisbury steak. My kids would gag at the sight.Anna Whiston-Donaldsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-21539829420105183212008-10-06T20:26:00.000-05:002008-10-06T20:26:00.000-05:00Oh this was gooood.. It is so true.. I laughed out...Oh this was gooood.. It is so true.. I laughed out loud when I read number 12. It was too funny. I actually did not know every kid got a trophy until my nephews started school a couple of years ago.. I still don't understand how that helps build a character that understands losing and winning.. <BR/><BR/>Great POST!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-44093917462667162652008-10-06T12:37:00.000-05:002008-10-06T12:37:00.000-05:00This made me smile so big for it is so true. I am...This made me smile so big for it is so true. I am of your parents generation and maybe even a little older than that, so I completely related to your description of their hardships. I said many of the same things to my children and got the same reaction you gave. <BR/><BR/>Now, I see my kids dealing with their kids and it is your story all over the place. <BR/><BR/>I have had my kids laugh at me, roll their eyes at me over my penchant for saving things that might be used again. In this throw away society with the economic woes of today, I'm really hoping they don't have to go back to the days I remember as a child.<BR/><BR/>This was a great read. Thanks for your humor.Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100708259918133610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-29286064868209991132008-10-06T05:09:00.000-05:002008-10-06T05:09:00.000-05:00This is excellent.I remember thinking CD's were a ...This is excellent.<BR/>I remember thinking CD's were a fad.And,in my house McDonald's was where you went for a treat on a very rare occasion.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630262224739505223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-15776740788159859192008-10-04T23:05:00.000-05:002008-10-04T23:05:00.000-05:00It's so funny that you say this, because out loud ...It's so funny that you say this, because out loud to the 3 yo last week I said something like, "You know, when I was little my mom said gas cost a quarter. And, you will laugh at me for talking about when cars ran on gas."<BR/><BR/>I loved Little House, too. And, I could not agree with you on #6 more - I taught middle school and you could tell which kids ran the homes and which ones were members of it.<BR/><BR/>Also, I loved climbing all over the car. We made tents in the back of our huge Buick wagon.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm checking in to see how you were doing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-30893893897529598622008-10-04T21:49:00.000-05:002008-10-04T21:49:00.000-05:00Yes, yes, yes. I am SO with you on the trophy thin...Yes, yes, yes. I am SO with you on the trophy thing. And I ADORED Little House! Cried every week...JCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582581376724478366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-75447392479514405582008-10-03T20:00:00.000-05:002008-10-03T20:00:00.000-05:00WOW... you are right no. So very true. Especiall...WOW... you are right no. So very true. Especially TALKING to friends. I can't imagine what my future holds with my children. It seems like everyone has a phone. But then again, we aren't like everyone. Right?OHmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712111068636100187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-15418022445610728182008-10-03T10:37:00.000-05:002008-10-03T10:37:00.000-05:00When I was a kid we ate dinner every evening at 5:...When I was a kid we ate dinner every evening at 5:00, because my mom stayed home and cooked, she wasn't shuttling kids back and forth to activities.Mary Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923591889426758103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-40257725161313813792008-10-03T09:01:00.000-05:002008-10-03T09:01:00.000-05:00Oh you are making me feel so old at the ripe old a...Oh you are making me feel so old at the ripe old age of 27! This is true though - kids today are very spoiled. Makes me scared to see how it will be for our grandkids (waaaaay down the line!).Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487994855495268941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-84641764081849728422008-10-03T01:22:00.000-05:002008-10-03T01:22:00.000-05:00You go, girl! I related to you on 13/13 - it is f...You go, girl! I related to you on 13/13 - it is funny how different things are when we look back - even in just one generation. I wonder what sob stories our kids will actually have in their arsenal to tell their kids?!Catharinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969896534323896903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-73611171523775241942008-10-03T01:10:00.000-05:002008-10-03T01:10:00.000-05:00hey! Thanks for stoppin by Angie. Bossys place was...hey! Thanks for stoppin by Angie. Bossys place was kinda warm under the collar this morning, eh? Oh, well. Shes so funny.<BR/><BR/>Sorry I was a downer when you came over for some conservative luv.. It really does get better here at the coastal nest, just not today.<BR/>Ill say a big prayer for your man! Keep believing, Ang..<BR/>Lisa<BR/>coastal nestSeaWorthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04935942280970143687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-80791735676938103082008-10-02T22:26:00.000-05:002008-10-02T22:26:00.000-05:00This is so funny and so true! I can't believe how...This is so funny and so true! I can't believe how hard we really had it - HA! No - really!<BR/><BR/>Take care, Angie - see you soon - KellanKellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882991320065439298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-5405294452788104602008-10-02T21:04:00.000-05:002008-10-02T21:04:00.000-05:00Have I ever told you that you are one of my favori...Have I ever told you that you are one of my favorite bloggers?! I couldn't agree with you more!! AMEN sister!!!christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15314804012623766895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-37834243905667217332008-10-02T20:33:00.000-05:002008-10-02T20:33:00.000-05:00Absolutely! All of the above. So true.One of the...Absolutely! All of the above. So true.<BR/><BR/>One of the things my boys who have grown up with TiVo don't understand is that TV programming is SCHEDULED. You can't just watch anything at anytime. Well, we used to not be able to.<BR/><BR/>Great post!Texashollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982077447405220888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-18288863268246951242008-10-02T16:47:00.000-05:002008-10-02T16:47:00.000-05:00You are so good! And so right! I think every paren...You are so good! And so right! I think every parent just wants to do more for their kid than they had. Unfortunately, you know I will not be able to do for my kids as much as was done for me. But I do hope they learn the lessons better than I learned. I hope Gavin and Grant can't talk on the phone (or text or play DS) until they have finished washing and drying all the dinner dishes every night. Like some other chick I know had to do.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039056206420438194noreply@blogger.com