OMG...I'm so mad...partly at myself and mostly at my son...
so my ex husband bought our son a $200 IPOD....a few months ago....I just went into my son's room and the screen of it is in a million pieces.....when I talked to my son about it...he was so laid back about it..."yeah,,,,It must have dropped. It's not a big deal, it still works"......totally like he doesn't care.....it's official my kids are SPOILED....I'm so sick of this attitude.....I've had it.....I'm not buying anything else for them...I realize I didn't spend the money on it...but my son's attitude just infuriates me....as a parent you want to give your kids everything...but I'll be darned if contribute to that
"you owe me" attitude
Sorry...thanks for listening....just makes me so stinkin' mad! 1|1|Hey Kelly~*~|RebekkaVA|queen_vulture@msn.com|12:58:36|04/11/2010|
I don't blame you for feeling this way at all. I believe every parent wants their children to have nice things and you always want them to have more than you had as a child. I was the same way and my kids were very spoiled. I've always taught them to appreciate things, but I think as they get older, they seem to lose respect for things. I have this same problem with my 17 year old. He doesn't value anything or appreciate any gift he's given, so I told him, we are no longer buying expensive gifts, that if he wants something expensive, he can go to work and buy it himself. I will give him credit, cause when we lived in AZ, at age 15 he did go and get a job as a busboy. He started buying his own stuff including his xbox 360. Now I noticed if he paid for something with his own money, he valued it and treated it as if it were worth a zillion dollars. LOL. I know it's hard esp. when they see something that they really really want but I have no problem saying no anymore. Maybe that makes me a mean mama but I want to teach them the value of money and to respect and be grateful for whatever they receive. Cheyenne isn't perfect either, but at least she is grateful for anything she gets, even if it's only something that cost a buck or two, you should see how excited she gets. In fact, she's still hoarding her $100 she got for Christmas, she sees stuff and she's like oh I want that I want that, so I tell her to think about it first and then think, do you really need it, or do you just want it. So after she thinks about it, she usually passes on buying something. Anyways sorry for being so longwinded. Hugs, Rebekka
~*~REBEKKA~*~
a.k.a. "Queen Vulture"
Married to my Soul Mate William
"My husband has cancer, Please pray for him"
Mommy to:
Timothy 5/80
Matthew 10/92
Cheyenne 9/99
*EMAIL*: queen_vulture@msn.com
Feedback link: http://www.refundsweepers.com/dcforum/feedback/796.html