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[quote=Anonymous]My mom was my girl scout troop leader.  We had lots of sleep overs with friends.  We went to the zoo regularly as well as the movies (even though my mom hated the movies). She took us to the park every day when the weather was warm.  We went to the roller/ice skating rink often as well as bowling with her.  She was a SAHM and we didn't go to camp in the summer so she kept us entertained.  We lived in NYC so there was a lot to do.

She also came on every field trip and would typically stop by the school yard at recess.  We lived a block away so she was usually going to or coming from some errand.

She even took me to aerobics class with her (she was best friends with my best friend's mom so all 4 of us went)

My dad worked a lot.  There was a time (maybe in junior high) when we played pool every Saturday.

That said he was the "sillier" parent at home and always helped us with our school projects.  He is a great artist and knew how to make things look good without spending too much.

This was in the 70s and 80s.  I guess I had fun parents.
They did also have their own activities without us.  Not sure how, but they made it work.

I am definitely the fun parent now, DS is an only so we do play dates and lots of other activities.  I took him to see Dan TDM. We went to Awesome Con and the Monster Truck Show.  We do a big group trick or treat.  I am active at his school so I try to make all the events but as I WOH I can't always make it work.

He and I travel for 5 weeks ever summer and do some pretty fun stuff.  I also try to play video games with him sometimes. He loves them so it makes him happy.

The main differences between me and my mom are she stayed home while I work, and I have more disposable income than she had, but we both made it work.  With less money she certainly was creative.

I don't think parents have to engage with their kids every hour of the day but I am certainly from the "play with your kids" school of parenting.  I guess that is how I was raised.  [/quote]

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