to find the term "parenting" irritating?

[inVlanderen]

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I think its a great term so yes yabu

yeah, but you admit you need a better name so clearly words aren't coming easily at the moment.

ha! rich coming from someone who's name is pure cheese!

I think you'll find the people of Edam in the Netherlands are jolly proud of their pure cheese.

actually Im not good at spelling this eve either but my PARENTING has been top notch.

@ parenting

OK - so I was brought up mostly by my grandparents and was the eldest, so I saw how all the cousins were treated.

Slings never existed. Crushed up roasties with gravy on was seen as a staple food stuff for babies. Clothes were all handed down (for years). No one ever worried that the cot matress had seen at least 5 babies. And was probably 2nd hand when we got it.

There was no Cbeebies, yet no-one felt the need to entertain us in anyway, shape or form. More like - there's the Fisher Price/Lego/Barbies - get on with it.

Co-sleeping - yeah definitely,with my dad as he had an electric blanket and our bedroom was FREEZING!

Bathed in the kitchen sink, or later one a week and dried off in front of the gas fire. We went to the local school - noone ever worried about OFSTED. There was no OFSTED.

We were ALWAYS read to though. THAT was seen as important. How did we all survive the 1970s? And turn out to be responsible adults?

eh?

Sorry - had wine - was just trying to demonstrate that parents panic about all sorts that 30 years ago no one gave a monkeys about.

ah I want wine

Harlot is right, parenting is about relationships not about a job.

I know a number of people whose "parenting" is poor but whose relationship with their children is excellent.

What about 'parenting style' then? I have no style just make it up as I go along, not really sure what a perenting style is. Do different styles have names eg. helicopter parenting? Wonder about 'lifestyle' too I have a life (I hope) but no style to it - sadly..