tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post4641638373330416355..comments2024-03-19T08:35:01.699+00:00Comments on Love my life: It is fairMeanqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-43862987298822302772022-04-08T00:21:43.096+01:002022-04-08T00:21:43.096+01:00Doing some back reading. This is a wonderful post....Doing some back reading. This is a wonderful post. Thankfully for wise mothers. They are why we can lay our heads down at night and not worry about if the phone call, mail, or knock at the door are people we owe coming to collect. Excellent postππ»ππ»ππ»ππ»ππ»ππ»Tammy_Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255665391881531690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-41243779621293665762011-03-15T00:18:48.790+00:002011-03-15T00:18:48.790+00:00Great post xxGreat post xxFay McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573998704716650377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-74726285942954742602011-03-14T21:16:42.884+00:002011-03-14T21:16:42.884+00:00best part of living frugally is having enough mone...best part of living frugally is having enough money to buy/spend on what matters...different for each individual. what a great post!Dmariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689601569495984413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-79297395388390347552011-03-14T14:37:32.469+00:002011-03-14T14:37:32.469+00:00spot on! Our childhood in the 60s and 70s sounds q...spot on! Our childhood in the 60s and 70s sounds quite similar to you and your siblings. <br />You appreciate things so much more when you have wanted them for your whole childhood.<br />My own nephews and nieces are brought up in a very different manner where thank you notes and wait till you grow up are unknown to them.Old She dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154001132679090442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-85994775281387473562011-03-13T21:52:08.333+00:002011-03-13T21:52:08.333+00:00Oh, how true. I have been unable to follow my chos...Oh, how true. I have been unable to follow my chosen career path , as despite graduating with a 1st class degree last year, I was diagnosed with a heart condition at the beginning of my final year. I haven't worked since graduating, and am constantly bombarded with the' what are you doing with yourself'and ' have you found a job yet?' questions. We may not have much money, but I have my freedom, my peace of mind, and at the moment I feel well - I am time rich but cash poor and that suits me and my husband just fine.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729719876504930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-57424635331585116042011-03-13T20:43:09.192+00:002011-03-13T20:43:09.192+00:00a great post, I remember my parents being fair and...a great post, I remember my parents being fair and treating my sister and I equally. Although we only have one child, we ensure that we dont overindulge him and try to give him a sense of what is fair and the difference between a want and a need xRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683100048095202350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-33827814288426882872011-03-13T16:34:04.625+00:002011-03-13T16:34:04.625+00:00Amazing coincidence time!
The word verification th...Amazing coincidence time!<br />The word verification that I had to use to post the previous comment was "equal".<br /><br />Quite astonishingly apt.Cyberkimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748977940410830049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-81769579628520861222011-03-13T16:30:39.296+00:002011-03-13T16:30:39.296+00:00A mate of mine said that when he was a kid, if the...A mate of mine said that when he was a kid, if there was a bar of chocolate or some cake to be shared between him and his brother, one of them had to divide it in half, but the other one had the first choice of which half to take. <br />He reckons it prevented a lot of sibling strife.Cyberkimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748977940410830049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-16063318847139574432011-03-13T12:29:32.060+00:002011-03-13T12:29:32.060+00:00I agree, we were brought up the same way, 3 kids, ...I agree, we were brought up the same way, 3 kids, my Mum worked, looked after us and her parents. My Dad had 2 jobs and money was tight. A packet of choccy biscuits was a real treat!! Although Twiglet has no siblings we are trying to raise him the same way, A want is very different to a need, he is 5 and writes thank you notes and has very nice manners. He asks for a DS etc etc as other children at school have them, we don't have the money. What we do give him is a lot of time and new experiences and I hope when he grows up he remembers his childhood as a happy one as I do about mine.<br />Twiggy xTwiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09065849697979313992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-21552871467901328752011-03-13T11:08:51.339+00:002011-03-13T11:08:51.339+00:00Brilliant post..we were brought up the same..and i...Brilliant post..we were brought up the same..and i have brought up my children the same way..and you know what..even now they share..if one doesn't want it anymore then she passes it to her sisters and so on and so forth..shame more folks aren't the same..its all want this want that..pity them..<br />saraflowertotmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498443996707884535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-51738308209477140522011-03-13T10:42:23.531+00:002011-03-13T10:42:23.531+00:00Very thought provoking post as always. . Francis B...Very thought provoking post as always. . Francis Bacon said: <br />If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess himcherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266842386436970708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-6437483084677019952011-03-13T10:32:42.739+00:002011-03-13T10:32:42.739+00:00Great post with many home truths...
TaniaGreat post with many home truths...<br /><br />TaniaTaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176661940614462611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-50076193397133983472011-03-13T10:21:15.638+00:002011-03-13T10:21:15.638+00:00good post and I'm proud to be part of the mino...good post and I'm proud to be part of the minority!<br /><br />Josie xJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307151386938476266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-28451208156426977772011-03-13T10:12:33.903+00:002011-03-13T10:12:33.903+00:00Too true!!
Sandie xxToo true!!<br /><br />Sandie xxSandies' Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11022362234675324965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-81687403249497972662011-03-13T10:04:50.467+00:002011-03-13T10:04:50.467+00:00Modern wordl has created people without sense for ...Modern wordl has created people without sense for personal value. Children of today have everything in their grasp, do not need to make too much efforts to acquire whatever they may desire. Pocket money has totally lost its value, as parents shed out hundreds a month on their offspring. Personal constraint or even a sense of what is truely important to basic life has never been instilled. The emphasis is on wants, not on needs. And to earn the right to have something has gone by the wayside altogether. Principals and values no longer matter. Even in families with more than one child the sharing and compassion for others is no longer taught. We live in a consumer society that does not care for their next of kin, let alone any neighbour or friend. <br />I just hope that this recession will bring some sense of proportion back to society, so that people can see where their own priorities must be.<br />Society has relied far too long on government handouts, and now that benefits have to be cut the majority of people will shout to high heaven for their share, whether they deserve to have it or not. We grew up with the sense of working for what we need in life. They always had these handouts and are not willing to consider otherwise. To be a honest and hard working individual without debts, just living on your own merrits, is no longer the norm.<br />Good for anyone that has still retained their own selfrespect and taught their family members how to be an upright individual. We are now the minority.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114653674812242486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-53621826455535999312011-03-13T10:00:57.338+00:002011-03-13T10:00:57.338+00:00Well said! Though eating (even in) with friends an...Well said! Though eating (even in) with friends and family is something we enjoy as we build a sense of family, friendship and community. If you lived here, I would invite you over ;-)Joyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956413632864588646noreply@blogger.com