Comments on: Every American boy needs a shed

By: The Family

The Family — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:32:03 +0000

Interesting post. My daughter who is 13 doesn't seem to need any alone time. My son, who is nine, has needed lots alone time since he was a toddler. .-= The Family´s last blog ..Service/repair men make me uneasy =-.

By: Carol J. Alexander

Carol J. Alexander — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:50:13 +0000

My oldest (now married) apprenticed for a blacksmith beginning at age 14. Shortly thereafter, he constructed his own forge building in our backyard. My next son (also now out) apprenticed for a cabinetmaker. He also taught himself to turn on a wood lathe. When we bought him his first tabletop power tool for Christmas he promptly cleaned out our storage shed and turned it into a woodworking shop. After witnessing all this, of course, my then 7 year old pointed out that if we allowed all five boys to build their own shops in the yard we wouldn’t have any yard left!
Wonderful essay. Now I have to google the song.
Blessings to you,
Carol
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By: Jennifer in OR

Jennifer in OR — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:09:04 +0000

Dana, I love the new blog. I’m glad you stopped by or who knows when I would have figured this out!! I’ve not been a very good blogger lately, but still like to catch up once in a while and can’t yet just walk away from it.

The shed – yes, I wholeheartedly agreed, our kids all need a place to call their own, even if it is just under a blanket or in a box. A real shed, all the better!

We’re blessed to have property, so my kids are always working on something, and their special places shift over time.

My own place? I need to work on this. It’s not for a lack of space, which I have plenty of, but time. Seems like I have to get up before the sun, or after everyone’s in bed, to get that moment to myself.
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By: Renae

Renae — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:23:30 +0000

Hmm…my husband mentioned something about the “school room getting messy, too” after I moaned about the cleaning up the living room every day. But I think it would be lovely to be able to close the door on the mess and I would have a lock on the door. See, I have it all figured out. Ha!
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By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:40:24 +0000

I always had my own room as a child, but still went off to build forts and special places in the attic. My children aren’t so fortunate, although they don’t seem to mind it. My eldest is the only one who wants her own room. The others don’t like sleeping in a room alone just yet.
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By: JJ

JJ — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:36:18 +0000

We only have two children, one girl and one boy, who have always had their own rooms. VERY private and personalized, from the youngest ages . . .

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:46:39 +0000

How fun! My fort as a child was a sort of neighborhood meeting place as well, helped along by the fact that it wasn't really on anyone's property. .-= Dana´s last blog ..Every American boy needs a shed =-.

By: Laura @ LivingOurWay.com

Laura @ LivingOurWay.com — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:53:21 +0000

When I was little we each claimed a tree in the woods. We used moss for carpet and “decorated” the tree. We use fallen branches to show where our “Yard” was. It was pretty cool when I think back. The neighborhood children and I had a whole “neighborhood’ of our own along the trail that ran behind our houses. My children are still working on this. They just go to their swing set right now.

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:32:09 +0000

I loved our library/school room, but now it is too messy to enter. Rethinking my thoughts of having materials available and reachable to the children. Actually, sort of remembering that locked cabinet in the back of my school room and thinking how nice it would be for things to just stay where they belong. OK, so access always wins out in the end of my frustrations, but that is why the door to the library is almost always shut. .-= Dana´s last blog ..Every American boy needs a shed =-.

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:29:26 +0000

That's so cool! My son got a tool box for Christmas and he absolutely loves it and all the things he can do with it. He spent an afternoon just nailing left over wood blocks together from the scraps from the chicken tractor we were building. .-= Dana´s last blog ..Every American boy needs a shed =-.