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I have a cookbook from my husband's grandma, a original Betty Crocker from the early 1950's. It is hilarious with the dribble they spout about making breakfast into faces to show your kids you love them. . .

I do that!... I make mickey mouse, dolphin, and horse pancakes.

These were way more in depth, with other foods for each of the facial features. I had mickey mouse pancakes as a kid too (although I made them for myself).

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I have a cookbook from my husband's grandma, a original Betty Crocker from the early 1950's. It is hilarious with the dribble they spout about making breakfast into faces to show your kids you love them. . .

I do that!... I make mickey mouse, dolphin, and horse pancakes.

These were way more in depth, with other foods for each of the facial features. I had mickey mouse pancakes as a kid too (although I made them for my self).

Yeah. I know what you mean. Eggs for eyes, sausage for a nose, and some bacon for the mouth. Yeah. I liked eating those.

Maybe that means I like killing people. Who knows.

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Ah, the good 'ol days. Life was simpler back then...

No need for the microwave oven (a watched pot never boils came from this era), the electric range (chopping wood warms you twice), electric washer/dryer (remember when your arm would slip through the wringer and those clothes would come in from the clothesline smelling sunshine fresh?).

The children actually played outside without having to have scheduled/carpooled recreation/exercise, and mothers didn't have to worry about the boogieman getting them.

No one ever locked their doors. There was nothing of value in the house to steal and you trusted your neighbors.

And women knew their place. Male leadership was expected... where have all the real men gone?

What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy
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I suppose I should get off the computer and go starch his shirts or something...

That reminded me of this.


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What does Dr. Phil say about this?


Chuck

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Ah, the good 'ol days. Life was simpler back then...

No need for the microwave oven (a watched pot never boils came from this era), the electric range (chopping wood warms you twice), electric washer/dryer (remember when your arm would slip through the wringer and those clothes would come in from the clothesline smelling sunshine fresh?).

The children actually played outside without having to have scheduled/carpooled recreation/exercise, and mothers didn't have to worry about the boogieman getting them.

No one ever locked their doors. There was nothing of value in the house to steal and you trusted your neighbors.

And women knew their place. Male leadership was expected... where have all the real men gone?

I call bullshit. The "good ol' days" is a myth as old as western civilization. I don't argue that we've lost sight of what's important, but the idea that life was simpler "back then" is pure nonsense perpetuated primarily by people who viewed the past through the eyes of a child. The other purveyors of this poppycock are the elderly who have an inherent fear of change and retro-idealists who never lived in the "good ol' days" but assume it must have been better than the current state of things. The truth is, life has always been difficult and complicated, and it will always be difficult and complicated. Every time you solve one problem you'll create another. That's life.

PS. You can still let your kids play outside. Despite all the fear mongering, they are statistically safer in almost every aspect of their lives (including "stranger danger") than they were fifty years ago.

PPS. Sorry for the unnecessary rant, but overly sentimental reminiscing about how much better things used to be gets under my skin.

I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

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I am not by any means a femenist. My husband and I are pretty old-fashioned and we have roles, but we both agreed to it before we got married. It has worked beautifully for the past 11 years....but it may not work for everyone.

I am also not a robot wife who just does what I'm told and does not think for myself. It's pretty funny the people I encounter who believe I am out of line becuase I skydive...as if the only thing I'm supposed to be is a wife and a mother.
They're just jealous

Mrs. WaltAppel

All things work together for good to them that love God...Romans 8:28

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***What does Dr. Phil say about this?

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I'm sure he would read this and say "if it works for you that's fine".

I do remember the first time I ever saw him on Oprah. He was interviewing a couple and the wife stayed at hom with twins while the husband (obviously) went to work. The husband would come home and never lift a finger and watch his wife work herself into an oblivion. He even made the comment that she needed to get off her butt and lose the weight from having their twins. Dr. Phil repled...."you need to get off your butt and be a husband!"

GO DR. PHIL!

Mrs. WaltAppel

All things work together for good to them that love God...Romans 8:28

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I call bullshit. The "good ol' days" is a myth as old as western civilization.

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I'm not much older than you (I don't think) and I remember walking down to the park with my sister when we were like 7 and 8. You could not see the park from our house, but our mom thought nothing of it. I now have a 7 year old and I would never dream of letting him go play at a park by himself unsupervised.

Out in our front yard, sure.

Mrs. WaltAppel

All things work together for good to them that love God...Romans 8:28

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***What does Dr. Phil say about this?

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I'm sure he would read this and say "if it works for you that's fine".

I do remember the first time I ever saw him on Oprah. He was interviewing a couple and the wife stayed at hom with twins while the husband (obviously) went to work. The husband would come home and never lift a finger and watch his wife work herself into an oblivion. He even made the comment that she needed to get off her butt and lose the weight from having their twins. Dr. Phil repled...."you need to get off your butt and be a husband!"

GO DR. PHIL!

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Normally, I don't agree too much with Dr. Phil but, I've got to agree with him on this one. Granted, the 'hubby' works for a living but, there's nothing wrong or un-manley about helping his wife.


Chuck

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***Granted, the 'hubby' works for a living but, there's nothing wrong or un-manley about helping his wife.


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You know, I never really knew what "work" was until I became a full-time mom It's the hardest job I've ever done.

Mrs. WaltAppel

All things work together for good to them that love God...Romans 8:28

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***Granted, the 'hubby' works for a living but, there's nothing wrong or un-manley about helping his wife.


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You know, I never really knew what "work" was until I became a full-time mom It's the hardest job I've ever done.

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I totally agree with you!! I say that, thinking back when I was a kid and seeing, over the years, other moms. I don't care about no stinking 'guy card', when I say this but, of the two sexes, I really believe, women are stronger mentally, when it comes to raising kids. It's a 'rare' man, can put up with what mom's put up with. I tip my hat to you, M'am. You don't get an 'owner's manual' when you have kids.


Chuck

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You don't get an 'owner's manual' when you have kids.

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It would be nice to have that plus an 18 year prescription for Valium!

Mrs. WaltAppel

All things work together for good to them that love God...Romans 8:28

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You don't get an 'owner's manual' when you have kids.

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It would be nice to have that plus an 18 year prescription for Valium!

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Ain't that the truth!
Hang in there and keep-up the good work!

Chuck

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I'm not much older than you (I don't think) and I remember walking down to the park with my sister when we were like 7 and 8. You could not see the park from our house, but our mom thought nothing of it. I now have a 7 year old and I would never dream of letting him go play at a park by himself unsupervised.

Out in our front yard, sure.

I can think of plenty of reasons not to let seven and eight-year-old kids go to the park alone, but all of those reasons existed when your parents were that age. The chance of a child being abducted by a stranger isn't any greater today than when you were a child. In fact, despite what the hype might have you believing, most unbiased studies conclude there are only about 150-300 annual child abductions by strangers in all of North America. You're more likely to die skydiving than loose a child to a stranger abduction.

We live in a society plagued by fear and haunted by rose colored memories.

I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

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is the valuim for the parent or the kid

My brother says I have two full time Jobs. I my job, and two babychaser.

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