Originally Posted by indigo
Most appreciated things (done right)
- Budgeted carefully, lived within our means
- Told each offspring we'd go to college (State Uni)
- Taught us to make, care for, and fix/repair things
- Made frequent trips to library
- Watched PBS
- Maintained a subscription to National Geographic Magazine
- Laughed a lot, shared a big sense of humor

Least appreciated things (done wrong)
- Gave away two favorite childhood books, passed down to another family. (LOL, I have repurchased copies of these on e-bay.)

This is pretty similar to my childhood too - smile and I just got a subscription to National Geographic and Popular Science for my DS10..

…and my dad gave away the Japanese dollhouse he made me (to a school) but I still would have liked to keep it.