I never want to be the sort of parent who is described as arbitrarily strict. If my youngsters want to know the reasoning behind the decisions plus limitations that I make for them, I am glad to supply them acceptable answers. In other words, I am not going to be like my mom. She was the master of the “because I said so” parenting style. I would much rather explain to my youngsters why I have made this decision plus what my reasons are. For instance, when they want to increase the indoor air temperature or utilize the a/c more heavily I am glad to tell them our financial limitations. They need to understand that utility bills money plus all of our bills add up each month. When my associate and I use the central heating plus cooling system it’s a luxury, not a necessity. They should appreciate the a/c that my associate and I have plus the control unit settings that my associate and I have created. When they go behind my back plus adjust the control unit anyways, they need to understand why I take the central heating plus cooling system away from them. That’s what happened last year when they wanted to turn down the air conditioner much lower. I told them I could not afford to abuse the AC system right now. I also told them they would be sorry if the air conditioning unit stopped laboring. They went behind my back plus adjusted the indoor air temperature lower anyways. That’s what I had to put my foot down plus take away the AC system entirely. I told them that the air conditioner unit broke plus my associate and I could not afford to have it repaired for several afternoons. After my associate and I lived without any indoor air quality control for 3 afternoons, I am confident that my youngsters will never touch the control unit without my permission again.
