Showing posts with label Days from my youth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Days from my youth. Show all posts

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Youthful Tools and Parental Guilt

You might think I have
these crayons for my kids,
but truth is
they're my crayons!!

I own several Crayola products

I use them too...

I enjoy using crayons for various
reasons

Every time I use them
I'm reminded of my youth!
I don't remember glitter crayons though,
back when I was little.

I'm sad to say
I could not always afford crayons, the Crayola brand
as an adult,
for my kids
'in classroom school supplies'
so I bought RoseArt!
they were always so much cheaper (cost)
and my daughter reminds me to this day

that she hated using RoseArt instead of having
good quality Crayola crayons.

I must confess
I feel very sad & bad about that choice back then.

I should maybe have splurged a little!?

But

 I was a struggling single Mum back then

those were the days when Enron corrupt trading practices
 influenced power costs
which spiked my electric bill so high
(in So. California)
that I had to make seriously tough choices
when it came to household spending!

Shelter, food and transportation costs won out…crayons were not a necessity
in my perspective.

Presently,
 I occasionally mail a box of crayola's to my kids
 accompanied with a coloring book!

Yes, my kids are adults now
BUT
I don't think we ever out grow
taking the time to just sit
and colour
with
crayons!

Plus
somedays my 'parent guilt' just gets to me!

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