FULLTIMEWANABE wrote:
tragusa3 wrote:
Camping together has shaped us differently than families we know that don't camp. I believe for the better. We enjoy time over things and our boys feel the same. I hope that has established what our future will look like. They will grow up, but having a solid, shared experience like we have had is important and I believe will sustain.
Exactly!!
Our youngest daughter is a teacher, and as a child and beautiful adult many always say what a pleasure to be around, polite, caring, helpful, respectful etc. (Proud mama here!). Her dad and I cringe with the stories she tells us over sit down suppers of her days, and even how her similar aged friends communicate (or don't!) with their parents. Its atrocious what the future generations will be at this rate.
She and the other teachers have a constant battle on the limitations they are allowed to try and teach respect etc as well to try to get the parents more involved with their children. They did surveys and on average parents only communicate anything of value with their children 2 mins per day. Yep, TWO MINS per day! Even on the drive into/home from school majority don't converse with their children citing "their fine on their iPads/Iphone etc". Sheesh.
You should be a very proud parent, and as much as they might whine at times today, guess what they'll be speaking of in future years with fond memories. One of our daughters (trouble during the teens!) friends aged 27 now, still thanks us for showing her what "real family is about", and taking her on so many camping/vacation trips which she treasures to this day.
Don't stop being the best parent you can be no matter how old they become, we're sadly becoming a rarity.
The family that pulls together and plays together, stays together :)
Exactly! I'm a school teacher, also. I changed careers at age 42. It changed my entire perspective on our culture.
