Hello, Public Library
November 18, 2008 2:04 pm Uncategorized
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Man, are we ever having some interesting times at my house. You know that’s an ancient Chinese curse, don’t you? “May you live in interesting times.” My ex-husband taught me that. *cough*
Anyway! Pardon my absence (see bit about interesting times), but I have no internet at home. Which has led to spending more time at the public library, using their computers/internet. Now, if your children are like mine and consistently BEG to go to the library, you can imagine how happy my children are. See, they have to go too, at least once per week each, because some of their school assignments are online.
Which brings me in a round about way to the true point of this post, which has amazingly little to do with the actual library. Times are tight. They really are, and they are tight all over. I know that my family is not the only family that’s cutting back, willingly or unwillingly, so I want to take this time and space to remind you that the very best lesson you can ever teach your children is this: make do.
Just make do. Whatever you are handed, make it be enough. And as the mom, try to do it cheerfully, because it is your attitude that will determine, to a large extent, the attitude of your children. That last bit was for my own edification. Just sayin’
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judith (1 comments.) :
Date: November 19, 2008 @ 11:20 am
How right you are, attitude is everything.
There’s nothing wrong with ‘make do and mend’, in fact it might do some of the younger generation good to experience it for a a while. I’m not suggesting we go back to bad old days, we just need some perspective. Life is far too materialistic these days, a point that will be demonstrated only too well with Xmas coming up. It’s the thought that counts.
susanne | thewomantowomantalk.com (1 comments.) :
Date: November 19, 2008 @ 1:27 pm
Hi
I so absolutely agree with you on teaching our kids to’ make do’, I am just still wondering where I went wrong with mine.
The oldest Michael has learned it to the T. The other 2 younger ones, Heidi and Phillip still believe money grow on trees, lol. They are 30 and 25!
I learned it from my parents, not that we ever lacked anything at all, just that there where things they couldn’t afford to get us. ( I always wanted a horse,;).)
Susanne