Parents.........

[daycare]

Sad for me to have to admit, but my own mother is like this.

Nothing was fun when we were growing up. We don't have halloween where I grew up so I did not ever carve a pumpkin until I came to the states as an Adult.

However, at christmas, we were allowed a tree, also not tradition with my culture, but she would have it mapped out. We had to listen to her directions where to put things. It had to look a certain way and we had to redo it if she did not like the look of it... She is a very controlling person and I think she always will be. Sad, but some parents just aren't cut out for the extras in life...I never held it against her, but I remember feeling scared to disappoint her.

[sharlan]

Sad for me to have to admit, but my own mother is like this.

Nothing was fun when we were growing up. We don't have halloween where I grew up so I did not ever carve a pumpkin until I came to the states as an Adult.

However, at christmas, we were allowed a tree, also not tradition with my culture, but she would have it mapped out. We had to listen to her directions where to put things. It had to look a certain way and we had to redo it if she did not like the look of it... She is a very controlling person and I think she always will be. Sad, but some parents just aren't cut out for the extras in life...I never held it against her, but I remember feeling scared to disappoint her.

You can't change her, but you can make sure that you don't do things the way she did.

[daycare]

oh yes you are so right... break the cycle... I let my kids make everything the way they think it should look...including their rooms..... Some of my friends will see my daughters room and ask what happened...

She took bags from her favorite stores and covered the walls..

But thats what she wanted....I personally don't like it, but I would never tell her that...

[sharlan]

oh yes you are so right... break the cycle... I let my kids make everything the way they think it should look...including their rooms..... Some of my friends will see my daughters room and ask what happened...

She took bags from her favorite stores and covered the walls..

But thats what she wanted....I personally don't like it, but I would never tell her that...

As long as she keeps it neat and clean, her design is her's. My daughters painted their bedroom white w/ purple and black stripes.