Reply to “First come, first serve” household?

Forum Index » Off-Topic

Reply to " “First come, first serve” household?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think this is an only child thing per se, but I understand - and I happen to be an only child. I didn’t grow up with a formal dibs system, but from the time I was a teenager my relationship with my parents was more like roommates than parent/child. Similar to my later communal living situations, there were some things that were considered “house” goods and some things that were assumed to belong to specific people. With my parents it was probably 80% communal and 20% individual while later with friends in my 20s it was more like 20/80.

Even now in my house with 2 elementary age kids, there are certain foods or consumable goods that are purchased with a specific individual in mind. One child eats Brie cheese. One child loves dried mango. Other people can eat the Brie, but no one would ever eat all of it without asking the kid who packs it in his lunch. I love dried mango, but my kids love it more and I prioritize making sure we have plenty before I snack on it. No one calls dibs, but everyone is aware of what other family members prioritize and try to be thoughtful. [/quote]

To use the pizza example. If we ordered a bunch of pizza, no one would count slices and everyone would eat what they want. Leftovers would be finders, keepers - unless husband and I agreed to save some to reheat for the kids on a specific day/meal. However - we have 1 kid who loves Hawaiian pizza and two adults who like it just fine, but are happy to eat other toppings. Everyone would eat the last slice of cheese pizza without mentioning it to anyone or thinking twice. No one would eat the last slice of Hawaiian without asking Hawaiian pizza kid. We would eat the leftover Hawaiian pizza, just not the last slice. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics