Larger house
The other day one of my twin girls said to me, “We will need a larger house dad.” So I said, “Really?Why is that then R? She replied, “Well, when Christmas comes again we will need more room for toys.”
Ok! We live in a two bedroom detached bungalow not huge but a nice size with plenty of room for the four of us,and her comment got me to thinking. Are we nurturing a generation of ‘haves’ and not realising that you can’t have everything.
Our twins have been incredibly fortunate to have as much as they have. The world of blogging has been very generous our girls, but it worries me how often they get new toys.
On their birthday back in February they had a party, and we invited half of their nursery class plus some friends and family.
The mountain of presents that they received over two days I have to admit was bordering ridiculous! This is my concern. That our twin girls are having too much, too young and as the years go by it will become more difficult to buy everything they want because ultimately do we have to better and each present, meaning bigger and better things each Christmas and birthdays?
As they grow older will we run out of ideas because at a young age they have already had so much?
It’s a dilemma that I think all parents face. What is considered a reasonable amount of presents or to hell with it? If you can afford it, why not buy them what they want?
I’m really not sure what is best. When is it considered spoiling I really don’t know Maybe we will need to get the larger house that R suggested to have space for all the presents at Christmas!
Would love to know what you think.
5 Comments
Mama, My Kid Doesn’t Poop Rainbows
May 30, 2016 at 6:28 am
How about collecting all the toys they don't use anymore and donating them to a worthwhile cause? It might be especially effective if they met the recipients but failing that a little research might have an impact. a little real life understanding of how lucky they are might be healthy. IT'll also create space. It's a toughie. We'll have the same down the road, I'm sure.
#fartglitter
Nigel
June 3, 2016 at 9:19 pm
We do have a clean out to charity shops on a regular basis thanks for commenting
Sarah Howe
May 30, 2016 at 4:13 pm
I think it's different as a lot of your stuff comes from blogging; you don't buy everything so they are not getting everything that they ask for. I think being a bit spoilt at birthdays and christmas is ok. As the girls get older you can explain how hard you and Emily work generally and at the blogging to get the things they enjoy. Sure they will appreciate them xx #fartglitter
Nigel
June 3, 2016 at 9:20 pm
Yes the girls have been very lucky thanks for commenting
Dave Pearson
October 9, 2018 at 3:28 pm
I suppose this links to my recent post on giving experiences (memories) instead of physical items. Cutting down on materialistic present giving is something I am certainly looking to do. The issue will be that with maturity comes the appreciation of memories or experience. Children won’t have that same appreciation.