giving your kids gifts that you wanted for yourself when you were young
By Ritchelle
@Ritchelle (3790)
Philippines
December 30, 2009 3:08am CST
is this true? i have an onlie boy and with what i've learned from my husband in the course of our 6 years of marriage he told me that when he was a boy he used to carry around this passbook with all his money as atm's then were very rare yet in the philippines. when he finally wanted a toy he told his mom to which his mom said that the bank already closed and his money is gone (a not-so surprising event in the philippines then with no other bank merging with each other yet).
to this day, am still surprised as with or without an occassion my husband would spare no expense in getting our little one expensive toys (that of course our little one plays with) but i believe with the toy's price it would be better suited for an older child. besides, i see my husband transforming those robots to vehicles and vice versa.
anyway, if our onlie tunred out to be a girl she'd have the complete line of barbie dolls and accessories i never had.
is this true for you? the gift you get your kids are the ones you never had when growing up?
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@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
2 Jan 10
To a little extent, yes.
I have wanted toys before but, the situation was rather different and money wasn't always available. Now that I have work and I have a few nephews at home, I would sometimes buy them toys that I think that they would like. Not that I wanted to have the exact same toys when I was their age but, I just had this feeling that they would like it. Besides, the toys that I wanted before are no longer available or probably rare to find. The feeling of being able to buy those toys for my nephews kind'a makes that child in me from before relieved.
Since the toys that I do get to buy are pricey, I don't usually buy toys all the time. (^_^")
@Ritchelle (3790)
• Philippines
3 Jan 10
when i was young i always take for granted whatever i receive from aunts every christmas. now, am seeing my siblings' efforts and even my parents' efforts in giving too much of what i think should be given; i tend to really appreciate each and every thing my kid receives. and with your proof of pricey toys, then it really is true. i guess, we make up with what we didn't have in the next generation.
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@calai618 (1773)
• Philippines
30 Dec 09
Yes it is. I think it's a natural tendency. People tend to continue dreaming..People will always want to achieve the things they never had before for whatever reasons. I think it is so to not feel frustrated. Especially as parents, they dont want their children to feel the "pain" or the disappointment for not having what they have always wanted. Now that they are capable of achieving and acquiring them, there's no need to continue dreaming...
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