The Oasis - A spot for FORT parents

[J.D.]

Originally Posted by norealityhere

JD, I empathize with you.
I certainly don't have all the answers on child rearing and, like most, have made errors along the way.
However, I just cannot see removing a door on a bedroom unless there is a very good reason to do so.
We all need a place to go to at times. And, that place should include a door.

Thanks! I'll tell ya - I don't know what may have happened if my room didn't have a door! I love my kiddles dearly, but I also love my peace, quiet and down comforter now and then.

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[myrosiedog]

I knew better than to lock my door. My mom would have kicked it down. NO LIE.

[Columbia, MD]

Originally Posted by myrosiedog

I knew better than to lock my door. My mom would have kicked it down. NO LIE.

Mine, too, MRD!!! My mom was a very tough lady who didn't take anything from anybody, especially us kids.

Talk to you later.

[J.D.]

Oh, I would never have dared lock my door, either - my mom would probably call in the SWAT team and use a battering ram to get to me. But shutting my door was another story - at least that was respected (to a point - I mean there was no knocking....). I've never even broached the subject with the kids' parents, though. I realize and accept that it's none of my business how they run their households - unless some sort of abuse is taking place. But I still don't agree with some of the decisions they make.

So thanks everyone, and I have bitten many holes in my tongue over this subject, among others.

It's nice to know I'm not alone in this.

[Unklescott]

I shared a room with 3 older brothers. I wouldn't want to be locked in with them.

[J.D.]

Originally Posted by Unklescott

I shared a room with 3 older brothers. I wouldn't want to be locked in with them.

I hear that! I had two older brothers, and although we didn't share rooms, if we had, I'd have been carried out feet first!

[myrosiedog]

Originally Posted by Columbia, MD

Mine, too, MRD!!! My mom was a very tough lady who didn't take anything from anybody, especially us kids.

Talk to you later.

Did we have the same mother?

I once saw my 5'2" mother literally kick my brother in the butt all the way out the door. He was 6' and 30 years old at the time. She sort of looked like a Rockette as she stepped and kicked, stepped and kicked. It sure was not funny at the time, but the story became family legend and we laughed a LOT about it later.

[Lil Bit]

My sons girlfriend and I take a class together on Wednesday nights. A couple of weeks ago I had made barbequed ribs for supper. I said to Emily, "I hope they remembered to take the ribs out of the oven." Em said that she'd texted my son but he didn't reply. So I got my phone out and sent him a text. Within a minute he answered me. Emily got mad! "He will answer you but he ignores me?" So then I'm trying to smooth things over so my son doesn't end up in too much trouble. So I told her to cut him some slack, that "mom fear" never really goes away. The man sitting on the other side of me leaned over and looked at Emily and said, "She's right you know. I'm still scared of my mom and I'm 55 years old!"

[J.D.]

Originally Posted by Lil Bit

My sons girlfriend and I take a class together on Wednesday nights. A couple of weeks ago I had made barbequed ribs for supper. I said to Emily, "I hope they remembered to take the ribs out of the oven." Em said that she'd texted my son but he didn't reply. So I got my phone out and sent him a text. Within a minute he answered me. Emily got mad! "He will answer you but he ignores me?" So then I'm trying to smooth things over so my son doesn't end up in too much trouble. So I told her to cut him some slack, that "mom fear" never really goes away. The man sitting on the other side of me leaned over and looked at Emily and said, "She's right you know. I'm still scared of my mom and I'm 55 years old!"

I love that story. I'm still afraid of my mom, too - and she passed away almost two years ago!

[Columbia, MD]

Originally Posted by J.D.

I love that story. I'm still afraid of my mom, too - and she passed away almost two years ago!

JD -- There is an expression that the call from the grave is almost the same as the call on the telephone. My mom has been gone since 1984 and I can still hear her..........someone I know calls them "the tapes in your head." You are not alone in that regard.....