I lived in south Texas for 25 years and most don't have fireplaces for alternate heat? Why would you spend money on a fireplace when you would just have to run your ac at the same time to use it in most cases? My kids are in your age group, and they really don't pay attention. I don't know if it's bc they know I am and will warn them, or I will have all the preps so they don't worry about it, or I just did such a fine damn job being a helicopter mom, taking care of their every little need growing up that my failures as a parent glare me in the face now.
Kinda regretting our gas fireplace currently. Moving forward we will probably convert it. We definitely learned alot from this experience and we didn't even have it THAT bad.
My parents and my husbands parents are much like you. We do rely on them for back up but still make preps because we don't want to be a burde. Thank God for them when we do need them.
I lived in south Texas for 25 years and most don't have fireplaces for alternate heat? Why would you spend money on a fireplace when you would just have to run your ac at the same time to use it in most cases? My kids are in your age group, and they really don't pay attention. I don't know if it's bc they know I am and will warn them, or I will have all the preps so they don't worry about it, or I just did such a fine damn job being a helicopter mom, taking care of their every little need growing up that my failures as a parent glare me in the face now.
Kinda regretting our gas fireplace currently. Moving forward we will probably convert it. We definitely learned alot from this experience and we didn't even have it THAT bad.
My parents and my husbands parents are much like you. We do rely on them for back up but still make preps because we don't want to be a burde. Thank God for them when we do need them.