tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post1315219418203747094..comments2023-09-07T15:35:59.964+01:00Comments on The Compost Bin: Question to my fellow bloggers..........Compostwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-22002589511021511982008-10-21T20:03:00.000+01:002008-10-21T20:03:00.000+01:00Well, Kittyboo thats what WE did with Compostgirl ...Well, Kittyboo thats what WE did with Compostgirl , and she seems Ok on it!<BR/><BR/>Remember, YOU are in control...and it is only a few short years that you ARE in control of what your children see and do...so thats the time ( IMO) to make sure they are set up for good choices later on.....<BR/><BR/>you sound like you are doing the right things to me, anyway....Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-63609225149136212422008-10-18T17:07:00.000+01:002008-10-18T17:07:00.000+01:00I think kids definitely make it harder - we've spe...I think kids definitely make it harder - we've spent several years living car and telly free and only buying what we really needed but then the baby came along and suddenly I have guilt in a big way. Am I doing the right thing not letting her watch telly / eat junk food / have hundreds of plastic toys when all the other kids her age seem to? Will she suffer socially when she's older? Should I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-3019896922204561622008-10-17T21:00:00.000+01:002008-10-17T21:00:00.000+01:00Hi there!Bratz...........hmm Compostgirl thinks we...Hi there!<BR/><BR/>Bratz...........hmm Compostgirl thinks we are very mean as we don't let her watch the TV programme, let alone have any dolss/clthes etc...<BR/><BR/>The only reason she has a Barbie, is she chose to buy herself one in a shop sale a few months ago WITH HER OWN poscket money, saved up for the purpose.....which I felt was not really something I could say no to! ( her money, after Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-51717183066003833612008-10-17T20:56:00.000+01:002008-10-17T20:56:00.000+01:00I've been enjoying the Frugal Co-op every day. Lov...I've been enjoying the Frugal Co-op every day. Loved the helpful bugs (with pictures!). <BR/><BR/>Stopping and re-thinking a potential purchase is still fairly new to me. I hope to make it a habit. My son is a teenager and really is the perfect age to learn from my example since he's past the peer pressure to have all the cool toys. This would have been much harder when he was little and tpalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646231041413714929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-77315272344898741232008-10-17T10:03:00.000+01:002008-10-17T10:03:00.000+01:00My son is about the same as Compostgirl (I think, ...My son is about the same as Compostgirl (I think, both are in yr 3). It is quite hard to try to avoid all the crap that they are exposed to, but on the whole I think we manage it. And when we don't, and he asks for things he can't have for whatever reason, we say No. Usually with an explanation as to why not, but he is learning that once our decision is made, that's it. (We have a rule, that if IMichelle/MouseDemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07806376774592890216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-44162460354428753722008-10-17T01:40:00.000+01:002008-10-17T01:40:00.000+01:00Most certainly an interesting read and gives one p...Most certainly an interesting read and gives one plenty to think about.<BR/>I wholeheartedly agree with all of the aspects mentioned in the post.<BR/>I find now personally that as I grow older my needs are much simpler. I don't need all the 'trimming's I so desired when I was younger. My parents used to say that as long as you have food in your belly and your are sheltered and warm you cannot go aromatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05447370086320779186noreply@blogger.com