so many things for my kids??? Not that I do - I am pretty good at reigning myself in, but whenever they have an interest in something, I want to rush out and buy ten more. Example: The Dora doll my SIL talked me into getting for ds1 for Christmas ("It talks! It says his name! He'll love it!"). Yeah right. He never looked twice at it. Yet he loved Dora so much...and now this month, he loves Bob the Builder. Go figure. Just my random thoughts here.
I try so hard to not overbuy for my kids - maybe to the extreme sometimes - but there is always this want to just make them happy and see their smiles. But it is more important to remember (and to impart to them) that happiness does not come from possessions. And then I watch my boys run around outside, play in the dirt pile and visit the cows in the barn, enjoy the sunshine and go on a walk with me down the road...and I know I'm doing the right thing.
Why do I feel that I need to buy...
April 11th, 2006 at 03:08 am
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