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So you really want your kids to grow up and be as bitter as you? Give your kids what your parents didn't, and I'm guessing with that attitude, they didn't give you much. I feel sorry for your kids. You're robbing them of their childhood. You should be ashamed as a parent.Quote:
Originally Posted by geonagual
I have a friend I work with who doesn't want her son to believe in Santa either. I never understood what the big deal is. I see her side of it, but belief in Santa is a very fun part of childhood.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nochowderforyou
Her problem with it is she feels that kids don't appreciate the gifts when they think they come from some magical creature. She wants to teach her child young that nothing comes easy, and mommy and daddy have to go to a shitty job everyday in order to buy nice gifts.
I can kind of see her point. I always had mounds of gifts as a kid and still today, I would say I get close to 1500 - $2000 dollars in gifts each year. My family just never stopped giving their kids things over christmas. Just the bigger each of our families get the less we get, because that set amount is spread amongst each of our kids, wives, girlfriends, etc.
On that note, I would have to say, knowing all your life your parents are buying you gifts would help keep the kid from thinking he can get anything he wants for doing nothing.
I still vote for Santa though. ;)
yea... dont worrie bros and siss its lost damn near all meaning to me to... i mean... it used to be, on chirstmas, or thanksgiving when my mom would have us kids(when we were with my mom for thanks giving, we would be at my dad for chirstmas, and vise versa... and when my mom had us for either one of those holidays... we would go down the street 2 houses for dinner and to open our presents... cause thats were santa went... so that he wouldnt have to stop at 2 houses for the same kids is what the family always told us.... and anyways, a few years ago... my grandpa passed away... and since then, there has just been a great big family fight basicaly, and the fights ending long enuf for some one to ask for monney from the other person... and then after the monney was givin to the person, the fight would be back on agin...
anyways... because of the family fighting... my mom has been draging me to her boyfriends familys houses for what ever holidays...
and then on top of that... my dad spends all of his chirstmas monney on my step sisters, and me and my sisters all end up with shit from the bargin bins, and dolllar stores... and maybe one good gift...
this year, im happy though... i was able to talk my mom out of making me go down to Oregon for chirstmas with my moms bf family...
i disagree. now that i have been away in college and am becoming an adult, suddenly family time has become very important. ive gotten over my irratble teenager phase and i just wanna share time with the folks. we are getting along better too. so christmas this year is really exciting since i get to be with my whole family.