what are going to let your dc have that you were never allowed?

[Trousers]

Big shiny inflatable beach balls. As many as they want. Long hair. Any craft/making materials their hearts desire.

The toys they actually want for Christmas. And presents on their birthdays.

Pocket money that they can do what they want with.

Chocolates on the Christmas tree.

At least 1 trip to Disneyland before they're too old to still believe in magic.

Time on the computer/games console to play games (my mum says they rot your brain and we weren't allowed one).

More than 1 easter egg each.

Bedtime stories (got them from my nan but not my mum)

A packed lunch - free school meals were unnecessarily stressful and vile.

Nice clothes.

2 parents who know things like what their favourite colour is or which boy/girl they fancy in school.

Days out for no reason, even if it's just to the park.

cuddles and kisses, even when they are being "bold". Love and affection really...

TV - in moderation
Fashionable clothes
Some crap plastic toys
White bread

ITV

Food.
Shoes that fit.
New clothes.
Friends round.

Trendy (but not stupidly expensive) clothes when they are teenagers.

Pierced ears when they start senior school (not 16 like me)

My parents weren't bad really, I'm still going to be strict about food, teeth brushing and ITV .

a space hopper

Well I guess in due course a PC/Laptop....seeing as they hadn't been invented when I was young (well mid 20's actually).

ds1 aged 9 is going away with school overnight in a couple of months. I was never allowed to go away with school as according to my mum 'they would all be having sex'. She looked so horrified and jugdey when she found out Im allowing ds1 to go.

for fourfortyfour

I will let my DCs go to sleepovers, and let my DD have a bike despite the fact that she's a girl.

Sigh.

I wonder how our DCs would answer the same OP?

Boyfriends!

A parent first and a friend second

A sibling, hopefully

Patent leather shoes, a cabbage patch kid and a soda stream!!!

Sweets. We were never allowed them and i now have a weight problem to show for it. P's give them to DGC though!

TV

The answers, as accurately as possible, to any questions they ask.

Support and encouragement regardless.

A happy childhood.

Stickers on their bedsteads
An advent calendar each (but no chocolate ones don't want to go too far)
Operation
Swimming within an hour of eating

But I am retaining sensible shoes, sun cream and sun hats, manners, respect and a work ethic..... My parents were actually OK....

trendy clothes and shoes
support with their school work
confidence
trust
independence (to go shopping/cinema with friends etc)
bikes
allowed to go to parties as teenagers

Smallstuff: lol at operation!! I've already bought dd that but she's not interested though. At least I'VE got one now!

Oh! Oh! Operation! I had forgotten all about that