Easter presents for the kids. Think my kids are getting spoiled.

[superqt4u2nv]

wait, they're supposed to get presents now for easter too? When did things all change?

Easter is chocolate maybe a little toy like bunny as we got older a cd or something small.

Needto yes you are spoiling your kids. I grew up in upper middle class but my parents never handed us shit we had to work for everything. Why you ask? Cause they never got handed a thing and they didn't want us spoiled.

Set a budget on the kids gifts on everything when you are buying them new clothes etc make sure they know there is a budget. This is how my Mom did it. We got new clothes twice a year spring/summer and fall/winnter the budget was $300 so if we wanted to get a pair of $100 jeans go ahead but it didn't leave you with much more to get after that.

Having them work for you is great but seriously in the real world what your kid is doing for you he is not going to make $20 an hour. Pay him a couple buck better than minium wage.

That being said growing up we had friends that got spoiled like crazy. At the time those were the kids that got into the most trouble however most of them turned out all right so who knows.

 

[cindylou]

I would be concerned your son mentioned he would drop out of high school as that is absolutely ridiculous, not so much the fact that he is interested in working for you. If you are truly concerned you're spoiling your kids, don't ignore that feeling. They sound like good kids to me, just probably being a smart ass like the typical kid.

I always told my Dad I would never work for him in a million years and that I'd never grow up to be like him.

 

[nangiggles]

I forgot I had the jeweler get me choc diamonds a month ago. Forgot to go pick them up lmao.. Nice reminder, thanks

I hate you

Sent from my VM670 using EliteFitness

 

[nangiggles]

That is frigging brilliant Gigs.. Im deff going to do this for sure... I have a bunch of Ideas now..

I have many times given them each a 20 before walking into a store in the parking lot.. Just hand them 20 and then before we go in make them give it to the bell ringer or what ever charity is outside asking for money... Or I wait till we get inside then make them buy something and then give it to the charity box like toys for tots or food drive boxes.... But having them commit time to doing something for others is a great Idea...

Remember that anyone can be generous with someone else's resources/money, specially if there is plenty to go around, time on the other hand is very precious for most people, seeing them having to spend their own time might show their true attitude towards life and others

Sent from my VM670 using EliteFitness

 

[shirlene29]

you know...I'm sure you already have but if he mentions dropping out again flat out tell him "no" that you're the boss till he's 18 and you won't sign the paperwork

but maybe consider when he hits high school having him take micro and macro economics classes...statistics and business writing and any other business classes they may offer (public speaking, business management etc) if its offered in his high school and if he gets say, B+ or better in the classes he gets a small section of the business to run all on his own (with you having full veto power) ...he gets to be the manager of it and you're ultimately the ceo

in the mean time volunteering is a great idea....and in my house any time grades start to slip off A's the kids get electronics taken away...completely..no nook, no gaming system, cell phone only for walks or bike rides..which also won't happen until homework is checked..

my husband is a little more militant about it than I am because he contends even if theres no formal homework theres always homework and he'll do something kinda douchey like pull out on of their txbooks open a chapter and ask them a question about it..if they can't answer they still have homework...
rough but effective...my second oldest went from mostly F's to mostly A's in three months
my oldest went from pre-algebra to calculus in a year...
they both had a school district change ...big difference

 

[smurf2]

I grew up Middle and then Upper middle class and we never got presents so to speak for Easter. We each (4 of us) got a basket with candy. That's it. I think though, things are different nowadays. I'm not sure how it evolved into presents but when my son was younger, i got him a basket every year and i put presents and toys in the basket INSTEAD of candy because I didnt want him having candy. Now that he is older, my Mom always gets him a basket of candy so I don't usually get him anything. He certainly doesnt need me to give him MORE candy.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

you know...I'm sure you already have but if he mentions dropping out again flat out tell him "no" that you're the boss till he's 18 and you won't sign the paperwork

but maybe consider when he hits high school having him take micro and macro economics classes...statistics and business writing and any other business classes they may offer (public speaking, business management etc) if its offered in his high school and if he gets say, B+ or better in the classes he gets a small section of the business to run all on his own (with you having full veto power) ...he gets to be the manager of it and you're ultimately the ceo

in the mean time volunteering is a great idea....and in my house any time grades start to slip off A's the kids get electronics taken away...completely..no nook, no gaming system, cell phone only for walks or bike rides..which also won't happen until homework is checked..

That is great advice right there.

 

[wootoom]

Look at me, I'm rich

 

[WoodyO]

$5 monster jam monster mutt and a little Easter candy.

 

[shirlene29]

yeah my kids got easter baskets with like...fake cheeping chicks and some bubbles and stuff...and like...a handful of candy thats metered out over a week or so