How OS are your kids?

dolly_day_dream

thriftlady wrote:

Sounds like, for the most part, that our frugal genes have been passed on to the next generation :T

I think it is because we have shown them that they have a choice - they don't have to follow the herd.

My worry is that we are in the minority many parents don't cook at home so their children are not gaining the skills that they need. Basic homemaking skills need to be brought back onto the national curriculum because you can no longer rely on them being taught at home.

When my eldest son - now 27 started uni 9 years ago he was the only student on his landing (of 10) who could cook in any way shape or form. There has to be something wrong with a country that can send it's young out into the world so ill-prepared.

Sorry I'll get down off my soap box now - I supposed to be trying to reduce my blood pressure:o

Sarahsaver

If my lot do watch tv with adverts, then I sit with them ad we discuss whether the things really are like that, do they do that, are they really so cool, would you be cool if you had it. They have learnt to see through all the hype but they have been taught to! I am so pleased if I catch their conversation when Im out of the room -'it's not REALLY friendly bacteria', or 'that doesn't REALLY fly does it'

Becles

I'm in trouble

I had a bad day yesterday with all day sickness rather that just morning sickness. Felt so yukky that I forgot to make some bread and didn't realise until I was making the boys lunchboxes this morning. They had to have emergency shop bought white sliced from the freezer, and they both complained about it