Two happy little boys and one happy mammy.

James240

yay! :j well done :J

nearlyrich

I agree with the sentiments about children remembering the love more than the "things" I had 5 brothers and sisters, my mum stayed at home, my dad had 3 jobs. We had what we needed (just) and lots of love and support in our education etc. We were all treated exactly the same, if my mum spent 50p on one she needed £3 to cover the six of us, she even counted chips on plates (sounds mad now but we knew it was fair).

Too many children these days get everything they want and they don't appreciate anything, sounds like you are bringing up your children to appreciate what they get and that is good.

aimme13

last year I took my 5 yr old son to a car boot sale. He had £3 pound to spend.....he had such a great time working out if he bought one thing how much change he would have.....he got a plastic wallet full of toy soilders, 3 cars, 2 books and a game....he was over the moon, he played with them all afternoon......cant wait for them to start up this year.

amosworks

Absolutely! I think that's what my next £2 CSC might be for

shellabear

Briliant bargains and you can enjoy giving your kids the presents without the guilty feelings of whether you could afford them or not!! When I was younger my mum could not afford to give us what all of our friends had but we did not feel poor. She always made sure that we were clean, clothes ironed, looked well cared for and ensured that we had nice food (home made OS) to eat.

Also we were allowed a Friday Treat...usually a Caramac bar or a Raspberry Ruffle that cost just 10p. Still buy them to this day for my own children together with the emotional blackmail that goes with it. You know...."If you don't do as you are told there will be no Friday Treat!!!" It works.

tattooed_lady

That's lovely BH!! Did your kids have fun with their new things? xx

LookingAhead

shellabear wrote:

Briliant bargains and you can enjoy giving your kids the presents without the guilty feelings of whether you could afford them or not!! When I was younger my mum could not afford to give us what all of our friends had but we did not feel poor. She always made sure that we were clean, clothes ironed, looked well cared for and ensured that we had nice food (home made OS) to eat.

Also we were allowed a Friday Treat...usually a Caramac bar or a Raspberry Ruffle that cost just 10p. Still buy them to this day for my own children together with the emotional blackmail that goes with it. You know...."If you don't do as you are told there will be no Friday Treat!!!" It works.

Yes, this is what I remember too. Mum always making dinners from scratch, making cheap OS puddings (rice pudding, sponge cake, semolina & jam etc) to make sure we were full up.

I had a Friday treat too of a quarter pound of wine gums and a "Tammy" comic! To this day I remember being excited to stop off at the shops on the way home with Mum to get my sweeties then I'd curl up on a chair and read my comic cover to cover whilst Mum bustled about sorting out the tea.

Happy memories....

I agree with amosworks. Your children are very lucky BH to have a Mum like you. :grouphug: