A friend who also has grown children and grandchildren once told me that her husband would frequently remind her as their children were growing up to "give them good memories". She said that when they wanted to pop popcorn and it was bedtime and she was tired, he would say this. It was annoying to her at times but now she agrees. I wish that I had this painted across the wall in my house when my children were growing up. We all have memories of our childhood, some are good and some not so good. What you remember may not be what your mother remembers, just a different perspective. But, think of the adult that this child will become and put in memories of you and your home life for them to treasure, not those that they want to forget.