tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post5882439737949254497..comments2024-03-28T23:21:39.312+04:00Comments on Life with Chickenruby: A child of the 70's parenting in the 1990's.chickenrubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05731936852696584642noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-42082338441967070622019-03-08T12:07:33.984+04:002019-03-08T12:07:33.984+04:00This comment has been removed by the author.mtomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864302221310251976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-88916212525876754062019-03-08T02:50:42.828+04:002019-03-08T02:50:42.828+04:00i know, advice changes so quickly, but I tended to...i know, advice changes so quickly, but I tended to stick with what i knew and had worked for me before trying something newChickenrubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568740617728527002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-36922860928166606852019-03-08T02:50:09.407+04:002019-03-08T02:50:09.407+04:00But we did survive without the electronics, we def...But we did survive without the electronics, we definitely spent more time together as a family before gadgets came on the scene in their teenage years Chickenrubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568740617728527002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-50987733732556951682019-03-05T01:25:06.452+04:002019-03-05T01:25:06.452+04:00Its really frustrating as the age for when the NHS...Its really frustrating as the age for when the NHS recommends weaning changed in the two years between Ben and the twins. It's crazy how times change so quickly and so vastly too!<br />Thank you for sharing this with us at #TriumphantTales. I hope to see you back tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-90737373266565126792019-03-04T03:41:10.667+04:002019-03-04T03:41:10.667+04:00I often think about this too - the positives and n...I often think about this too - the positives and negatives of parenting in today's times versus a couple of decades ago. Thank god for electronics (as you said, HOW did children - and parents - survive long journeys without them???) and disposable nappies! But times were much less stressful and more carefree then, there was so much less pressure on both kids and parents and it was a much moreNicole - Tales from Mamavillehttp://talesfrommamaville.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-64066934189519639472019-03-02T12:46:56.037+04:002019-03-02T12:46:56.037+04:00it sure does, i cannot imagine how my kids are goi...it sure does, i cannot imagine how my kids are going to do itChickenrubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568740617728527002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-86508964193366554482019-03-02T00:54:18.004+04:002019-03-02T00:54:18.004+04:00Amazing the comparisons and to read the difference...Amazing the comparisons and to read the differences<br /> , what a difference time makes X #triumphanttalesThis is where it is athttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130681616196658791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-16454999646825258762019-03-01T13:31:02.104+04:002019-03-01T13:31:02.104+04:00it was grand wasn['t it and i'm grateful m...it was grand wasn['t it and i'm grateful my kids had the same opportunitiesChickenrubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568740617728527002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-60257291479853190242019-03-01T13:30:41.426+04:002019-03-01T13:30:41.426+04:00one year I asked my son what cake he'd like fo...one year I asked my son what cake he'd like for his birthday and he replied 'shop bought'Chickenrubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568740617728527002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-68462148166801764582019-03-01T13:28:43.242+04:002019-03-01T13:28:43.242+04:00I love the parties at home and hope my kids contin...I love the parties at home and hope my kids continue with themChickenrubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568740617728527002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-48146320744953235632019-03-01T13:28:21.388+04:002019-03-01T13:28:21.388+04:00my kids are always going on at me about the amount...my kids are always going on at me about the amount of time i spend on social media, far more than they doChickenrubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568740617728527002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-52679071380503236942019-03-01T13:27:47.138+04:002019-03-01T13:27:47.138+04:00exactly and therefore i can';t help but wonder...exactly and therefore i can';t help but wonder why parents who grew up without technology allow their kids to use it so muchChickenrubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568740617728527002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-42931294934196353252019-03-01T13:27:13.344+04:002019-03-01T13:27:13.344+04:00thank you, it puzzles me why so many parents allow...thank you, it puzzles me why so many parents allow and rely on social media, tabs etc when it wasn't something they had in their childhoodChickenrubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568740617728527002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-61116891661415440232019-02-28T13:23:17.923+04:002019-02-28T13:23:17.923+04:00My own childhood similar enough to yours ... I jus...My own childhood similar enough to yours ... I just recall as a kid being out the door on non-school days and coming home for tea at 6 - and no questions asked!! #GkobalBloggingEnda Sheppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692959874894308515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-37578641852221124562019-02-27T23:09:07.228+04:002019-02-27T23:09:07.228+04:00My kids use to hate the fact I made their birthday...My kids use to hate the fact I made their birthday cakes as other people had bought ones but all the kids that came loved the novelty of my home made cakes. <br />We use to sit on the landing in our block of flats with a cuppa leaving the front doors open so we could hear if any of the children woke.<br />Christmas and birthday presents were often from charity shops.<br />My kids were also my fun as a granhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12580416781042660045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-57344005030641840362019-02-27T20:03:45.717+04:002019-02-27T20:03:45.717+04:00What a lot of great comparisons! I was born in 79 ...What a lot of great comparisons! I was born in 79 so appreciated a lot of these - especially the birthday parties! #ItsOKHelen Copsonhttp://www.twinstantrumsandcoldcoffee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-81704617573490927662019-02-27T16:33:05.817+04:002019-02-27T16:33:05.817+04:00Great post and has prompted me to get going with a...Great post and has prompted me to get going with a blog idea I have had for a while for Mothering Sunday perhaps. We do out best and I think those "Back in Time for .." shows on the telly show us that we adapt to changing times and probably most children end up OK in the end. Also it is often our flaws that our children love us for most I think. I am hoping that in the future children kateonthinicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506288402799764435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-5155950845933589162019-02-27T15:22:40.097+04:002019-02-27T15:22:40.097+04:00Ahh! So many memories and so many changes.
When I...Ahh! So many memories and so many changes. <br />When I was a child there was way less electronics and no social media at all, there was less judgement, less drama and everyone seemed nicer. I don't know my neighbours to speak to which is so different from how it used to be. Kim Carberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161778195020251767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900246097326241068.post-25858339782219795152019-02-27T04:11:12.811+04:002019-02-27T04:11:12.811+04:00I really enjoyed reading this throwback post, a lo...I really enjoyed reading this throwback post, a lot of the memories made me smile despite I'm a late 80s baby that grew up in the 90s, now raising young children of this generation - where tablets are their own personal, portable TVs and they can be cyberbullied by the age of 5. It scares me to death just how internet focused children are now days. #itsokAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956784265391044434noreply@blogger.com