I guess it may be true that your ideals of parenthood change a little after having children. After having children, we do things a little differently than we thought we would. But for the most part, we have rules. And at our house rules were NOT made to be broken. We stick to our guns.
Rule # 1: No high-fructose corn syrup.
Rule #2: No yelling in the house.
Rule #3: No paci past your first birthday.
Rule #4: Wash your face.
Rule #5: Don't sit too close to the T.V. 
And, most importantly, rule #6: All children must sleep in their beds--not in our laps. 
And absolutely NEVER in Mommy and Daddy's bed! :-)
Those are just a few of the Hines Household Rules.... :-)
