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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 734575" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Wow. I think that sounds abusive. I had anxiety as a kid. I would have been traumatized for real if my mother had done that to me.</p><p></p><p>I was mostly about being a loving parent, not getting my kids out of my way or making things easier for me. I often made things harder for me if I thought it was better for my kiddos. It was a very child-centric home. I also had a high tolerance for kid silliness and noise and didn't get upset if one of mine didn't always listen to me. I was very soft hearted toward my kids, maybe too much so, but they are all independent and employed and doing well. Best of all, I am very close to them. But I could have run a tighter ship. The truth is I liked a more laid back home. I never used a crib for anything but sleep. I never used a playpen at all.</p><p></p><p>I can not say I was never stressed out. Sometimes I couldn't wait to go to my evening part time job lol. But I never thought of doing things differently. There are so many ways to be good parents. We both were good parents. We cared for and loved our children. We just did things differently. And that's okay. Right? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 734575, member: 1550"] Wow. I think that sounds abusive. I had anxiety as a kid. I would have been traumatized for real if my mother had done that to me. I was mostly about being a loving parent, not getting my kids out of my way or making things easier for me. I often made things harder for me if I thought it was better for my kiddos. It was a very child-centric home. I also had a high tolerance for kid silliness and noise and didn't get upset if one of mine didn't always listen to me. I was very soft hearted toward my kids, maybe too much so, but they are all independent and employed and doing well. Best of all, I am very close to them. But I could have run a tighter ship. The truth is I liked a more laid back home. I never used a crib for anything but sleep. I never used a playpen at all. I can not say I was never stressed out. Sometimes I couldn't wait to go to my evening part time job lol. But I never thought of doing things differently. There are so many ways to be good parents. We both were good parents. We cared for and loved our children. We just did things differently. And that's okay. Right? :) [/QUOTE]
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