Do your skids/kids constantly hound you about Xmas?
When I was growing up, my parents asked me what I wanted, I made a list and that was it. There were presents under the tree and I was excited for Xmas. I didn't crawl under the tree and examine every gift or count who had more gifts,etc.
SS7 is totally different. All weekend he hounded me on what I got him and did I get everything on his list. I told him that it's inappropriate to ask someone that and he said he NEEDED to know if I got everything. I find it very annoying and just tacky...lol I told him if he kept asking me I would take some of the stuff back. I noticed that he doesn't do this with his father...so I'm wondering why he's doing it with me.
I'm actually disgusted with the amount of gifts for the kids under the tree. They don't say thank you to me unless someone tells them to and the only time I'm truly acknowledged it's when it's time to spend money.
I just want to know if this is normal behavior or am I overreacting?
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Its normal, after all you are
Its normal, after all you are just one extra wallet for them. Mine says after his father tells him that he wont buy yet another ds game -well let her pay for it then-. Notice how he refers to me? HER.
Yeah...I love the HER and SHE
Yeah...I love the HER and SHE comments. Especially when I'm in the freaking room.
On Saturday, SD10 announced
On Saturday, SD10 announced that she wasn't really happy with what she put on her Christmas list, and that she wanted it back to change everything.
I said "Um, it's now December 11th; we've already given your list to other family members etc., and its a little late to change it now". She was pretty upset, but so was I, considering that we endeavoured to get her the stuff on her list, and now find out that's not what she really wants.
Sometimes the other parent
Sometimes the other parent puts them up to it too. Some don't want to be outdone while others think that dad should buy all the expensive stuff....
Mine are driving me crazy
Mine are driving me crazy doing the same thing. And I'm trying so hard to make Christmas about more than just presents.
I think it's a normal kid thing.
My kids and my skids do not
My kids and my skids do not 'lose' their manners! I don;t think it is normal at all for kids to 'lose their manners. In fact it should be that they are extra good. I don;t care if you are a skid or not you should not lose your manners! That is the reason some do b/c some adults think it is normal for kids to 'lose' their manners! It is all a refection of how you raise the kids. The parents of each kid I should say. If it is normal for kids to act good and still have great manners then that is what they will do. If it is normal for them to 'lose' their manners then that is what they will do. Get the point?
My kids have never hounded
My kids have never hounded me. They are teenagers now, and they still don't ask. They give me a list, and they know they won't get everything on it, and then they go about their business. They were excited about Christmas when they were younger, sure, but they didn't wig out over the presents or dig around under the tree and stuff. I would have looked at them like they had grown another head if they were rude enough to ask about gifts.