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·Can i at least have a Kermit onesie???
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Only if you wear the beardie hat and the onesie togetherCan i at least have a Kermit onesie???
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Refer to the lady aboveCan i at least have a Kermit onesie???
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·You know where to stick the extra rough woolly bits yeah?
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Whats yer inside leg measurement? :lol: :lol:
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I think there has to be a balance - and I think it depends on the area you live too - I dont think kids should be mollycoddled BUT they do need supervision especially when very young - they need to know the ground rules - and parents need to take responsibility for their kids - some not all dont give a toss and let their kids roam all hours of the day which IMO is unacceptable and lazy parenting.
I have two step children who I have helped raise since the ages of 2 and five - when they were that young they were not allowed out of our garden area without an adult - as they got a little older we would allow them out on the street but only together and they had an area limit of not being allowed past the bottom of the road (I could see them up until that point) I would regularly check on them.
I would say from the age of 10ish again we gave them a little more - they were allowed to the adventure playground and to the park 2 mins from where we used to live - they HAD to go together and come back together and were given times they had to be back - normally I would give them an hour/hour and half - they obvioulsy soon made friends and would all play together - again I would often nip and check they were ok - they were never allowed out past 7pm esp in the winter - in the summer months it was a bit different as we were also out more in the garden etc so we would let them play a bit longer on the street.
Lastly and in reply to a comment on here that actually really pissed me off! -
You do not have to be a biological parent to know the feeling of loving a child !!!- I love my step children like I would my own - I adore them - I have helped raise them from a young age, and taught them many things - I would be absolutely heart broken and devastated if anything every happened to either of them - IF you have step children in your care it is actually much tougher because you know they are not yours and therefore you have to be even more extra vigilant when they are in your responsibility! I and many others who have step children have every right to make comment on this thread without being made to feel inferior and that our feeling are not the same as the parents - I AM a parent thank you very much!!!!
I have two step children who I have helped raise since the ages of 2 and five - when they were that young they were not allowed out of our garden area without an adult - as they got a little older we would allow them out on the street but only together and they had an area limit of not being allowed past the bottom of the road (I could see them up until that point) I would regularly check on them.
I would say from the age of 10ish again we gave them a little more - they were allowed to the adventure playground and to the park 2 mins from where we used to live - they HAD to go together and come back together and were given times they had to be back - normally I would give them an hour/hour and half - they obvioulsy soon made friends and would all play together - again I would often nip and check they were ok - they were never allowed out past 7pm esp in the winter - in the summer months it was a bit different as we were also out more in the garden etc so we would let them play a bit longer on the street.
Lastly and in reply to a comment on here that actually really pissed me off! -
You do not have to be a biological parent to know the feeling of loving a child !!!- I love my step children like I would my own - I adore them - I have helped raise them from a young age, and taught them many things - I would be absolutely heart broken and devastated if anything every happened to either of them - IF you have step children in your care it is actually much tougher because you know they are not yours and therefore you have to be even more extra vigilant when they are in your responsibility! I and many others who have step children have every right to make comment on this thread without being made to feel inferior and that our feeling are not the same as the parents - I AM a parent thank you very much!!!!
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Monster is always out, she would be out in the rain if we let her but then we're pretty lucky in that out street is safe (too many nosey neighbours for it to be anything else) and there is a bit of a green in our street where the kids tend to play and if we can't/havent seen her for a while we just phone one of the other mums to see if she's inside.
but then we're pretty lucky in that out street is safe (too many nosey neighbours for it to be anything else) and there is a bit of a green in our street where the kids tend to play and if we can't/havent seen her for a while we just phone one of the other mums to see if she's inside.
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I am not a parent yet but when I am one I hope I will be able to achieve that balance of allowing the kids freedom but trying to keep them safe.
I cant remember how old I was when I started playing out without constant supervision, I do remember at a young age being allowed to play in my school playground and my parents watched me from the house.
As I got older I was allowed more freedom and naturally I gave myself more freedom than I was supposed to have. When I was allowed to cycle to point x, I went one better and cycled to point y, when I was allowed to cycle to point y, I went one better and cycled to point z.
I know my future kids will do the same, that is what kids do. There are dangers but all I can do is bring them up aware of dangers and hope that nothing will happen to them at any age. Realistically, at 26, I could be dragged off and murdered but life is a risk, I cant stay inside all the time just incase and its the same with parenting.
I cant remember how old I was when I started playing out without constant supervision, I do remember at a young age being allowed to play in my school playground and my parents watched me from the house.
As I got older I was allowed more freedom and naturally I gave myself more freedom than I was supposed to have. When I was allowed to cycle to point x, I went one better and cycled to point y, when I was allowed to cycle to point y, I went one better and cycled to point z.
I know my future kids will do the same, that is what kids do. There are dangers but all I can do is bring them up aware of dangers and hope that nothing will happen to them at any age. Realistically, at 26, I could be dragged off and murdered but life is a risk, I cant stay inside all the time just incase and its the same with parenting.
There is no one really to play out with in our street - most of the other neighbours have much older or grown up children, however when we bought our house one of the selling points was that the big back garden meant that they shouldn't need to play out on the street.
My children are two and four, so the issue is not likely to come up for a while but I hope I can keep an open mind about letting them have some freedom. Its actually the silly risks children take when distracted or showing off in front of friends that worries me more than anything else but they do have to learn for themselves.
My children are two and four, so the issue is not likely to come up for a while but I hope I can keep an open mind about letting them have some freedom. Its actually the silly risks children take when distracted or showing off in front of friends that worries me more than anything else but they do have to learn for themselves.
Was it really safer "back then" or did we just hear about incidents less because we were not bombarded by them constantly by the media? now we are constantly glued to the TV, internet, mobiles and social media and have access to information 24/7. "Back then" national news was on twice a day, the internet was in its early stages, mobile phones were large bricks and social networking didn't exist.
So I do not necessarily think it was safer, more that we were less aware.
So I do not necessarily think it was safer, more that we were less aware.
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I have a tiny park with a play area oppisite me and its always packed with kids, usually without a parent in tow. Even though its on a busy road I think its good for them to be independant and learn about life rather then be coddled too much.
I was allowed to play out from quite young if I remember rightly. I moved when I was 9 years old and for several years before that I used to go out on my own and cover miles! Spent many happy hours making camps, scrumping apples and collecting newspapers to sell to the papermill for pennies. (coz back then you could still get half penny sweets!!LOL).
These days though I would be more worried about traffic then peados. When I grew up there wasnt the amount of cars on the road as there is now and there are alot of unsafe drivers about.
I was allowed to play out from quite young if I remember rightly. I moved when I was 9 years old and for several years before that I used to go out on my own and cover miles! Spent many happy hours making camps, scrumping apples and collecting newspapers to sell to the papermill for pennies. (coz back then you could still get half penny sweets!!LOL
).These days though I would be more worried about traffic then peados. When I grew up there wasnt the amount of cars on the road as there is now and there are alot of unsafe drivers about.
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Very true
I remember when I was young I used to play out in the woods and farmers fields behind our house for hours in the summer - oh the fun we had building dens, playing in trees, messing with the farmers haystacks (which I got chased for by the farmers dogs once! :yikes: ) -
I absolutely loved it - was so idylic - I did have rules though still - not to go alone and to be back for a certain time - there was no mobile phones then! my mum would come looking for me if I was late! and I would often see her standing in the field arms on hips or hear her shouting suuuuzyyyyyyyy at the top of her voice - lol -
happy days .....Its a shame so many kids nowadays cannot enjoy that sense of freedom and pleasure of playing without worry
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See all i used to hear was NATASHA!!! IT IS NEARLY MIDNIGHT, WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT COMING HOME BY 9??? That was as i was creeping through the living room window :lol:Very true
I remember when I was young I used to play out in the woods and farmers fields behind our house for hours in the summer - oh the fun we had building dens, playing in trees, messing with the farmers haystacks (which I got chased for by the farmers dogs once! :yikes: ) -
I absolutely loved it - was so idylic - I did have rules though still - not to go alone and to be back for a certain time - there was no mobile phones then! my mum would come looking for me if I was late! and I would often see her standing in the field arms on hips or hear her shouting suuuuzyyyyyyyy at the top of her voice - lol -
Its a shame so many kids nowadays cannot enjoy that sense of freedom and pleasure of playing without worry
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PMSL oh god yeah I remember those days too!!
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We would never dream of letting them play out without one of us around. They are fine when they are in the back yard as its all enclosed but we wouldn't let them play in the street or head off to the park without one of us around to keep an eye on them. They are still so young (3, 5 and 7), when they get older it will be less of an issue. .
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