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Submitted by Anne4 on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 3:05pm

YSD just turned 10 a few days ago, and BM's gift to her was an Android Tablet. Are you freaking kidding me? She's TEN! BM has already let her have a FB account for a couple of years because she "likes to play the games." Uh huh. And she also posts statuses on it and reads all her adult "friends" statuses. We don't allow her, nor my BS10 or SD12 to go on FB at our house (SD14 can), and all the kids are limited to an hour on the internet per day (we have a program that monitors their website visits and time logged on). But now we'll have to make sure she doesn't get our wireless password because if she brings the tablet to our house she could be on FB or who knows what other internet sites all day! A freaking Tablet, are you kidding me?? Ugh. Nothing like trying to buy your kids' love. Nice to know where our child support money goes. We can't afford to buy the kids anything that nice, but BM always spends a ton of money on them. Guess that's what we pay support for? So they can have a better quality of life at her house than ours?

Sorry, I'm a little bitter if you hadn't noticed. LOL

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Submitted by habsle on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 4:20pm

I had the same thought! My SS is 9 with an IPAD and a BGM that insists he has a facebook so that way they can talk. All the while I'm trying to figure out how to get gas money so I can get to work and make sure we have a place to live and food on the table. Where's some clothes that he can wear?

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Submitted by bethy00 on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 4:02pm

I can so relate to you on this. Another problem to this is that the parents who give them these new gadgets are least likely (at least in my case) to monitor what they watch/see/e-mail on those things.

I remember long games of monopoly/trouble/runikubs/puzzles from youngsters up thru their teens. My 25 yr old just got her first ipod for Christmas)...if she 'wants' something, she always had to save to buy it herself. My SD just "gets" stuff for the sake of getting it. If she got an ipod for Christmas, my 13 yr old SD would actually say "are you kidding...?" as she has always had the newest gadgets available and looks so ungrateful when someone gives her a $25 giftcard or cash.

My 1 aunt told me i have to learn to ignore it all. the makeup, the vs bra's, the iphone etc., and I wish i could, i would love to, but i get so angry when i see her prancing around showing everyone (at our house) "look at what my mom got me..."

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Submitted by HadEnoughx5 on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 5:27pm

Our BM bought her daughter a cell phone at age 8; bought all three of them a 52" flat screen t.v. and a laptop for christmas EACH at ages 11,10 and 9; a xbox kinect for the 10 year olds birthday and just bought the 12 year old an ipad for their birthdays this year. I don't know what SD13 got this year but I'm sure it's equivelent or larger than her brothers.

Then we go to court and hear "but your Honor, I barely have enough money to make ends meet" it just makes me :sick:

These skids are so spoiled and feel they are entitled to everything and anything.

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Submitted by amhwood2011 on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 8:44pm

This is insane how everyone feeds into this because these "poor" skids have had such a hard time...

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Submitted by bethy00 on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 4:03pm

wow. I'm glad I'm not the only one. I have a 13 yr old SD who is an only child for her BM and her mom just got her an iphone...an IPHONE!! (she's always had some phone since I've known her) I get so upset I want to spit (my mom used to say that too Smile ) She wears VS bomb bras, wears a LOT makeup to mimic "Twilight" stars, and is not doing well in school at all (3 C's, 1 D this last report card) and getting her an iphone will try to encourage her? Her 1 teacher says she doesn't pay attention (dah?! why should she? she gets everything she wants w/ no boundaries).

I've been married to her dad for 4 years and I hear all the R-rated movies they watch together since day 1. All the "Hangover" movies, "Death at a funeral" - she threw that in my face because when she asked for us to see it, I told her it was rated R and not appropriate. Last year, her mom called her while she was at our house (all weekends) to tell her they got a 3-D tv. C'mon, let her enjoy being with us for the weekend before you call & she wants to go home NOW for the biggest/best/newest this or that. I am frustrated that I have no say in her raising (I can't even tell her to wash her hands before eating) that I now take Xanax.... I need an outlet and right now am thankful to see I am not alone....thanks for letting me vent.