https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:44:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2215704 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:05:48 +0000 MamaBehr 2215704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We can't have cats (DH is really allergic), but anything and everything I *won't* do I've learned, I have to keep an open mind. And, just because I don't like something doesn't mean I'm going to deny my kids it, assuming they like it or want it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2215492 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 16:17:08 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2215492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pets- uh no way I'm getting stuck caring for another living thing like my parents did with *my* dog.<br /> Animated movies- their father can take them.<br /> Beach- I'll lose this one and probably break it myself, but I remember what a mess sand everywhere can be plus tangled hair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2215433 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:36:47 +0000 Chillybear 2215433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I racked my brain all weekend trying to come up with something I'm vehemently opposed to letting my kid do... I finally figured it out.... Traveling Carnivals! Weird shady people, Rides that could fall apart at any moment, gross food, expensive games that yield cheap prizes..... Yet I have no issue with the ride piers on the boardwalks at the shore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214827 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 06:20:36 +0000 Orchid 2214827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No spending weeks away during the summer at family in the country! We live in the country and the only family I'd let have LO is my mom (and then he'd come back a total spoiled brat).</p> <p>No sleepovers either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214738 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 21:12:31 +0000 irene 2214738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is very opposed to circus performances, I am on the fence but I am toward opposing it, so we are basically forbidding it completely. We are also not crazy about the children's museum we have in our town so we do not like taking him there. It is actually a lot of fun for him, but I personally disliked the way the museum is run. The admissions is very expensive. Parking is offsite and isn't organized better, and it could be easily an additional $10-15 even if you were a member to the museum. They don't have restaurants on site and there is no nice restaurants around, so it became such a chore to try to rip them off of the museum to go to eat, when there is nothing good around. Just the entire experience is fun for the kid but very miserable for the adult. Camping too. I guess it's because both of us grew up in a city where we just didn't have that culture of camping, and/ or parents didn't take us camping, so we don't quite know what to do with it hahahaha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214723 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 20:46:29 +0000 Reese 2214723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love camping and amusement rides but I will reevaluate any future pets and water parks kind of creep me out. *shudder* floating bandaids *shudder* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214712 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 20:16:55 +0000 Miss Ariel 2214712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: Seriously, what's up with that?!?!? Aren't boys supposed to like camping? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214694 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 19:14:38 +0000 FaithFertility 2214694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Miss Ariel: same with my DH and camping... lo.<br /> Umm.... probably tree climbing... lol I would climb sol high it isn't even funny..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214675 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 18:25:57 +0000 mrsjyw 2214675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: cultural and safety! Depends on the friend / my relationship w their parents though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214617 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 15:25:02 +0000 Mamasig 2214617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would completely do most of the things mentioned on this thread. Even if I don't enjoy it, I would try it for my kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214616 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 15:20:40 +0000 Mamasig 2214616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: @lawbee11: My parents were immigrants, and in Central America sleepovers must not be common. So I couldn't sleep out anywhere. My parents said I had my own room and bed, why do I need to sleep out? I used to hate it. But now as a mom, I get it a bit more. I'm not super excited at the thought of my boys sleeping out. We'll see when the time comes. I would definitely have to know the parents well. There are just too many bad people out there in the world! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214602 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 14:33:16 +0000 Madison43 2214602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely the circus. Never. I also loathe camping but if my kids wanted to, I would suck it up and try.</p> <p>@Andrea: @lawbee11: I had friends growing up that weren't allowed to go to sleepovers and we all thought their parents were so crazy strict, then an acquintance in high school was raped at a sleepover by a visiting uncle, so now I'm really not sure how I feel... You just never know. :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214576 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 12:58:53 +0000 Mama Bird 2214576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Circuses, and cartoons every weekend. The ones I see my nephews watch make my eyes and brain hurt :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214310 Sat, 20 Jun 2015 16:49:30 +0000 Andrea 2214310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: @MoonMoon: maybe sleepover molestation? I was never allowed attend sleepovers for this reason.</p> <p>I would be concerned about gun ownership, too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214305 Sat, 20 Jun 2015 16:35:53 +0000 MoonMoon 2214305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I've been trying to think of this too! All I can think is the fear of the parents being crazy gun owners, lol? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214298 Sat, 20 Jun 2015 16:32:21 +0000 lawbee11 2214298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What's the reasoning behind no sleepovers? I've seen it mentioned by a handful of people in this thread. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214285 Sat, 20 Jun 2015 15:35:33 +0000 tysonja 2214285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>pets! I can see us caving at some point, but I prefer not to get one :). we have plenty of friends and fam with pets they can love on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214279 Sat, 20 Jun 2015 15:23:15 +0000 looch 2214279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll go camping if someone sets it up for me...like I can just hike up and my camp is set...at least for the first time. </p> <p>I am not sure I will be able to sleep though, I have an irrational fear of being attacked by bears. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/3#post-2214270 Sat, 20 Jun 2015 14:58:13 +0000 mrsjyw 2214270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Out of the things previously mentioned throughout this thread, the only places that really bother me are Sea World, circuses w animals, and football!</p> <p>Everything else Ds has already done or we plan on doing in the future! As said previously, I am hesitant on sleepovers but well cross that bridge when we get there! I'm mostly a try everything once person! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/2#post-2214257 Sat, 20 Jun 2015 14:01:19 +0000 lamariniere 2214257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No Disney, TV (we don't have one) or pets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/2#post-2214252 Sat, 20 Jun 2015 13:41:14 +0000 Torchwood 2214252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For most things DH and I balance each other (e.g I HATE roller coasters, but he loves them, so that can just be their thing), so there aren't a ton. </p> <p>Though from the point of view of my childhood and what is very, very normal in my family, my LO will be strange in that she won't attend vacation bible school or church camp or anything like that, ever. Attending church occasionally will be up to her when she's old enough to make an informed decision, but she's not going to those types of high pressure, isolating religious environments. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/2#post-2214082 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 23:48:37 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2214082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, I'm so surprised by all of the no camping! Camping is blissful for me, and I can't wait to take our kids!</p> <p>I can't really think of anything I'm opposed enough to that I'll never let my child do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/2#post-2214056 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 22:06:15 +0000 stiletto_mom 2214056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Weird. I'm totally okay with everything here.</p> <p>I used to be allowed to go outside and hang out with friends until dark. I'd be anywhere in the neighbourhood, walk the railroad tracks, explore the next neighbourhood over, hang out at the ravine... for HOURS, without checking in with my folks. No cells phones or anything.</p> <p>DH used to be able to roam the streets... he was like 10 and staying out around 3am at night unsupervised.</p> <p>No way our kids would be allowed to do that without some sort of GPS tracking device or pager ROFL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/2#post-2214055 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 22:05:20 +0000 78h2o 2214055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hotchildinthecity: I couldn't think of anything until I saw your post... I'm boycotting circuses with animals, so I guess that's something my children won't experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/2#post-2214051 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 21:52:15 +0000 Keybee 2214051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought I'd another one, big birthday parties with all their friends. Too much time and money! We decided to limit friend parties to every other year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/2#post-2214037 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 21:17:08 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2214037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@simplyfelicity: Ditto-- DH and I have already agreed that football is out for our kid(s)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/2#post-2214001 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 20:25:55 +0000 Greentea 2214001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rockies11: I like your attitude! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/2#post-2214000 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 20:22:54 +0000 catlady 2214000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Camping, certain types of sports, skiing (ok to be fair, I have never tried, but I hate the cold). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/2#post-2213997 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 20:16:00 +0000 skipra 2213997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BandDmommy: my reason for no Disney is that at least now I am not comfortable with them going on vacation without me and I can think of a million other places to spend my money on vacation. I mean they would be getting a vacation either way so it's not like they are being deprived of anything! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-there-any-fun-childhood-experiences-that-your-children-are-unlikely-to-experience-because-you/page/2#post-2213990 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 20:05:55 +0000 cheesetomywhine 2213990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only thing I can think of are no reptiles/tarantulas because they scare the bejesus out of me. No birds as I don't like them and I'd prefer no rodents. Thankfully my mum has a bunny and two guinea pigs so they can experience them there. Our dog just passed away but no dog for quite awhile as they're a lot of work. We are cat people though! As for actual experiences? I cannot think of any right now. </p>