Whats the biggest change between your childhood versus your own children
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Ignoring the obvious technology changes. Mine is cooking different meals; when I was young I got what I was given. My dad often told me ifyou dont eat it now you'rehaving it for breakfast. I remember the same plate of liver and onions being put in front of me everyday for a week. For my kids I did Carbonara at the weekend, except the boy doesn't like sauce so I had to give him plain pasta, bacon, and cheese all seperate on the plate (not touching). I'm too soft on them but couldn't be arsed with the constant I'm hungry whining if I hadn't have done it.
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Ignoring the obvious technology changes. Mine is cooking different meals; when I was young I got what I was given. My dad often told me ifyou dont eat it now you'rehaving it for breakfast. I remember the same plate of liver and onions being put in front of me everyday for a week. For my kids I did Carbonara at the weekend, except the boy doesn't like sauce so I had to give him plain pasta, bacon, and cheese all seperate on the plate (not touching). I'm too soft on them but couldn't be arsed with the constant I'm hungry whining if I hadn't have done it.
I went to school by walking, cycling or bus. No one came by car except the odd sixth-former in their dad's car. We played in the street until it got dark, or just went off exploring the local quarries and caves, and our parents thought nothing of it. There was only one single safe-space, and that was the world. If you found parts of it unsafe or uncomfortable, then hard luck you just got on with it.
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Ignoring the obvious technology changes. Mine is cooking different meals; when I was young I got what I was given. My dad often told me ifyou dont eat it now you'rehaving it for breakfast. I remember the same plate of liver and onions being put in front of me everyday for a week. For my kids I did Carbonara at the weekend, except the boy doesn't like sauce so I had to give him plain pasta, bacon, and cheese all seperate on the plate (not touching). I'm too soft on them but couldn't be arsed with the constant I'm hungry whining if I hadn't have done it.
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Ignoring the obvious technology changes. Mine is cooking different meals; when I was young I got what I was given. My dad often told me ifyou dont eat it now you'rehaving it for breakfast. I remember the same plate of liver and onions being put in front of me everyday for a week. For my kids I did Carbonara at the weekend, except the boy doesn't like sauce so I had to give him plain pasta, bacon, and cheese all seperate on the plate (not touching). I'm too soft on them but couldn't be arsed with the constant I'm hungry whining if I hadn't have done it.
What do you do for steak and kidney pie? Two piles of raw meat, a puddle of stock, a small pile of flour, and some butter? :laugh:
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Ignoring the obvious technology changes. Mine is cooking different meals; when I was young I got what I was given. My dad often told me ifyou dont eat it now you'rehaving it for breakfast. I remember the same plate of liver and onions being put in front of me everyday for a week. For my kids I did Carbonara at the weekend, except the boy doesn't like sauce so I had to give him plain pasta, bacon, and cheese all seperate on the plate (not touching). I'm too soft on them but couldn't be arsed with the constant I'm hungry whining if I hadn't have done it.
I have a similar story with meals. My mother's rule was if you didn't eat it you went hungry. I think the biggest change for me is that you don't see kids playing outside anymore. When I was young I would disappear for hours at a time, the only real concern being if I didn't turn up for meals. Nowadays parents (including myself) are scared to let their kids play outside, even though I'm sure that the perceived danger isn't as bad as it is. In fact I think that back then it was easier to get in trouble as it was harder to get caught.
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Ignoring the obvious technology changes. Mine is cooking different meals; when I was young I got what I was given. My dad often told me ifyou dont eat it now you'rehaving it for breakfast. I remember the same plate of liver and onions being put in front of me everyday for a week. For my kids I did Carbonara at the weekend, except the boy doesn't like sauce so I had to give him plain pasta, bacon, and cheese all seperate on the plate (not touching). I'm too soft on them but couldn't be arsed with the constant I'm hungry whining if I hadn't have done it.
In my case that's very simple: I exist, they do not. So many less primates ruining the planet.
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Ignoring the obvious technology changes. Mine is cooking different meals; when I was young I got what I was given. My dad often told me ifyou dont eat it now you'rehaving it for breakfast. I remember the same plate of liver and onions being put in front of me everyday for a week. For my kids I did Carbonara at the weekend, except the boy doesn't like sauce so I had to give him plain pasta, bacon, and cheese all seperate on the plate (not touching). I'm too soft on them but couldn't be arsed with the constant I'm hungry whining if I hadn't have done it.
My parents grew up in one country (NL), I (and my siblings) in another (NZ), my children in yet another (SG). The world is getting smaller, and home is wherever you hang up your clothes at night.
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Ignoring the obvious technology changes. Mine is cooking different meals; when I was young I got what I was given. My dad often told me ifyou dont eat it now you'rehaving it for breakfast. I remember the same plate of liver and onions being put in front of me everyday for a week. For my kids I did Carbonara at the weekend, except the boy doesn't like sauce so I had to give him plain pasta, bacon, and cheese all seperate on the plate (not touching). I'm too soft on them but couldn't be arsed with the constant I'm hungry whining if I hadn't have done it.
My mum always cooked good food, but for sure, many more people today have an interest in cooking well, so I knock up some pretty fancy meals fairly often. Also from all over the world, since you can get the spices these days. But yeah, I think we do give kids far more of a voice in their lives these days. And thats a good thing IMO.
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My parents grew up in one country (NL), I (and my siblings) in another (NZ), my children in yet another (SG). The world is getting smaller, and home is wherever you hang up your clothes at night.
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SG, South Georgia? Thats a hell of a remote island to bring up a family! :)
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I went to school by walking, cycling or bus. No one came by car except the odd sixth-former in their dad's car. We played in the street until it got dark, or just went off exploring the local quarries and caves, and our parents thought nothing of it. There was only one single safe-space, and that was the world. If you found parts of it unsafe or uncomfortable, then hard luck you just got on with it.
Yep, aint that the truth.
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Ignoring the obvious technology changes. Mine is cooking different meals; when I was young I got what I was given. My dad often told me ifyou dont eat it now you'rehaving it for breakfast. I remember the same plate of liver and onions being put in front of me everyday for a week. For my kids I did Carbonara at the weekend, except the boy doesn't like sauce so I had to give him plain pasta, bacon, and cheese all seperate on the plate (not touching). I'm too soft on them but couldn't be arsed with the constant I'm hungry whining if I hadn't have done it.
Not only in food, but in every aspect - and I mean every! - of our life kids are taking more part than we used to. We let our parents to decide for us on food, clothes, school, summer camp, and almost never thought to argue about them... Today - at least my kids - will not accept nothing without double-checking it, and even the kind of the cheese in the elevenses is subject to a half hour of research of the refrigerator... In most cases it is for the good - especially that I let them do the things (shopping, research and actual making, like those elevenses), so they are much more independent than I were at their age... As for the whining part over food (and others) - I do cook and prepare, but to set the table and clean vegetables, or cut the bread it is for them to do. Otherwise there is no meal and they can cry all day long... One thing I see is that I server them every morning to get to the school bus in time, they server me at weekends when no need them to rush - they are aware that they are not helping us - the parents - as we did, but they are part of our home and as they take part in the ice creme, they take part in the dish-washing after that...
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Ignoring the obvious technology changes. Mine is cooking different meals; when I was young I got what I was given. My dad often told me ifyou dont eat it now you'rehaving it for breakfast. I remember the same plate of liver and onions being put in front of me everyday for a week. For my kids I did Carbonara at the weekend, except the boy doesn't like sauce so I had to give him plain pasta, bacon, and cheese all seperate on the plate (not touching). I'm too soft on them but couldn't be arsed with the constant I'm hungry whining if I hadn't have done it.
Playing Outside, and running their mouths!
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Ignoring the obvious technology changes. Mine is cooking different meals; when I was young I got what I was given. My dad often told me ifyou dont eat it now you'rehaving it for breakfast. I remember the same plate of liver and onions being put in front of me everyday for a week. For my kids I did Carbonara at the weekend, except the boy doesn't like sauce so I had to give him plain pasta, bacon, and cheese all seperate on the plate (not touching). I'm too soft on them but couldn't be arsed with the constant I'm hungry whining if I hadn't have done it.
The biggest difference is... BEING BORED There were times of ultimate boredom (only 3 channels on TV, no computers, no video games, etc). And we'd go outside and learn things. I remember when I discovered how a magnifying glass could focus the sun's rays. Fantastic. Creation out of boredom! :) Kids now are never bored. There is always some kind of entertainment about which allows them to never have to create their own entertainment. That is what they are actually missing out on. Parents (and I am guilty too) have seen their children be bored and have provided some activity for them. In that past (at least in mine), parents did not normally provide activities for kids unless it was work. Parents were busy back then working and doing things. Now parents make it their number one thing to insure that their kids are not bored. However, kids seem to be losing their ability to be creative. Why imagine when you can watch a show, pull up youtube, download another app? :sigh:
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Ignoring the obvious technology changes. Mine is cooking different meals; when I was young I got what I was given. My dad often told me ifyou dont eat it now you'rehaving it for breakfast. I remember the same plate of liver and onions being put in front of me everyday for a week. For my kids I did Carbonara at the weekend, except the boy doesn't like sauce so I had to give him plain pasta, bacon, and cheese all seperate on the plate (not touching). I'm too soft on them but couldn't be arsed with the constant I'm hungry whining if I hadn't have done it.
The biggest change, and I would suspect it be the same for you as well, is that we make way more money than our parents did back then, thus our kids live better financially, overall. I had to eat everything on my plate, because I grew up poor. My kids are not growing up poor, so they don't have to eat everything on their plate. Although I do my best to make this happen, I don't always win. :)
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Ignoring the obvious technology changes. Mine is cooking different meals; when I was young I got what I was given. My dad often told me ifyou dont eat it now you'rehaving it for breakfast. I remember the same plate of liver and onions being put in front of me everyday for a week. For my kids I did Carbonara at the weekend, except the boy doesn't like sauce so I had to give him plain pasta, bacon, and cheese all seperate on the plate (not touching). I'm too soft on them but couldn't be arsed with the constant I'm hungry whining if I hadn't have done it.
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but couldn't be arsed with the constant I'm hungry whining
"D-a-a-a-a-a-d, I'm Hungry" "Hi hungry, I'm dad". Problem solved at the _n_th iteration.
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The biggest difference is... BEING BORED There were times of ultimate boredom (only 3 channels on TV, no computers, no video games, etc). And we'd go outside and learn things. I remember when I discovered how a magnifying glass could focus the sun's rays. Fantastic. Creation out of boredom! :) Kids now are never bored. There is always some kind of entertainment about which allows them to never have to create their own entertainment. That is what they are actually missing out on. Parents (and I am guilty too) have seen their children be bored and have provided some activity for them. In that past (at least in mine), parents did not normally provide activities for kids unless it was work. Parents were busy back then working and doing things. Now parents make it their number one thing to insure that their kids are not bored. However, kids seem to be losing their ability to be creative. Why imagine when you can watch a show, pull up youtube, download another app? :sigh:
I agree with your statements very much. :thumbsup:
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The biggest difference is... BEING BORED There were times of ultimate boredom (only 3 channels on TV, no computers, no video games, etc). And we'd go outside and learn things. I remember when I discovered how a magnifying glass could focus the sun's rays. Fantastic. Creation out of boredom! :) Kids now are never bored. There is always some kind of entertainment about which allows them to never have to create their own entertainment. That is what they are actually missing out on. Parents (and I am guilty too) have seen their children be bored and have provided some activity for them. In that past (at least in mine), parents did not normally provide activities for kids unless it was work. Parents were busy back then working and doing things. Now parents make it their number one thing to insure that their kids are not bored. However, kids seem to be losing their ability to be creative. Why imagine when you can watch a show, pull up youtube, download another app? :sigh:
raddevus wrote:
Why imagine when you can watch a show, pull up youtube, download another app?
I solved that problem - and it is very common around here... We have no TV (can watch online if approved, two hours a week), the kids have limited access to internet (only one hour a week for free (form age 8), all the other have to be justified with work from school), no smart phones or tablets (there is a laptop they share)...
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I went to school by walking, cycling or bus. No one came by car except the odd sixth-former in their dad's car. We played in the street until it got dark, or just went off exploring the local quarries and caves, and our parents thought nothing of it. There was only one single safe-space, and that was the world. If you found parts of it unsafe or uncomfortable, then hard luck you just got on with it.
Same here: about 2 1/2 miles each way, rain or shine for me. Mostly walking, as my cycle mending skills weren't that good in those days...
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The biggest change, and I would suspect it be the same for you as well, is that we make way more money than our parents did back then, thus our kids live better financially, overall. I had to eat everything on my plate, because I grew up poor. My kids are not growing up poor, so they don't have to eat everything on their plate. Although I do my best to make this happen, I don't always win. :)
Slacker007 wrote:
so they don't have to eat everything on their plate
I would say, they can chose to what to eat, but the moment they picked and put on their plate - they have to eat it...
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Ignoring the obvious technology changes. Mine is cooking different meals; when I was young I got what I was given. My dad often told me ifyou dont eat it now you'rehaving it for breakfast. I remember the same plate of liver and onions being put in front of me everyday for a week. For my kids I did Carbonara at the weekend, except the boy doesn't like sauce so I had to give him plain pasta, bacon, and cheese all seperate on the plate (not touching). I'm too soft on them but couldn't be arsed with the constant I'm hungry whining if I hadn't have done it.
I still remember When we had the whole neighborhood as the play area. we would be "inventing" games or we modify the game of cricket ( with a stick and plastic bottle) and play all day long. But now my kids need a proper game and environment.
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