Could You Spot Jezebel in Your Church?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Rico

Neither do I. Having a rule in place does not mean it is always going to be followed, especially when dealing with small children. My two oldest children have been very good about following the living room rules, but the youngest two are still learning the meaning of the word "don't". We've had the couch for the last two years and the baby is 7.

I can see having a problem with toddlers. I'm going to be purchasing a new living room suite and my daughter has informed me they are going to start having a family. At least we trained them not to walk around the house eating.

I had some relatives visit - not naming whose side of the family (lol) - and they were allowing their children to walk around the house eating chocolate covered cookies. I'm walking around cleaning up after them. Lord, that was a long two weeks!!!

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I can see having a problem with toddlers. I'm going to be purchasing a new living room suite and my daughter has informed me they are going to start having a family. At least we trained them not to walk around the house eating.

I had some relatives visit - not naming whose side of the family (lol) - and they were allowing their children to walk around the house eating chocolate covered cookies. I'm walking around cleaning up after them. Lord, that was a long two weeks!!!

Well, let's just say the other side of this family was brought up being allowed to do whatever she pretty much wanted to do, so I don't get a whole lot of help in the enforcement department.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Rico

Well, let's just say the other side of this family was brought up being allowed to do whatever she pretty much wanted to do, so I don't get a whole lot of help in the enforcement department.

See? That's the problem. AND this "other side of the family" was given everything!!!

We didn't give our children everything. Sometimes they had to work for things.

Our son has spent one year blowing money - galore!!!! He is now starting to save. He said, "Well, when I was growing up ya'll didn't give me everything I wanted and so I started buying everything I wanted and now I know why you did that. I didn't need it. So now I'm saving my money."