Last year Halle Jane wanted a Butterscotch Pony for Christmas. It's a 3 ft tall stuffed pony that moves and makes sounds. It also retails for $300. So we tried talking her out of it for a couple of weeks and finally ended up getting a kitten instead (they were only $60 from the shelter). We thought we had escaped. But this year she started up again (dang those TV commercials targeting kids). So I begin trying to explain that Butterscotch was a very expensive toy and Momma and Daddy only had so much money to spend on Christmas so she might have to pick something else. "That's OK Daddy," she interrupted, "I'll just ask Santa Claus for it. That way you and Momma won't have to spend any money."
Friday, December 7, 2007
4 Year Old Logic
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Wow. It's like you know exactly what WE'RE going through. Our kids did exactly the same thing. We are actually contemplating telling them about Santa ourselves so they will understand that Christmas has a little different meaning than they think it does. It can be a pretty stressful time of year, even without the financial strain. Our kids want a Wii, a PSP, and a Nintendo DS. So, I decided to plant a money tree in the back yard that will hopefully bloom next year so they can get what they want by next year.
That was a sweet story.. I enjoyed it. Halle Jane is a sweet little kid. I happen to know her :)
I knew you were on rock ground with the "mommy and daddy can't afford it" route. Sorry.
Perhaps we'll try the "Santa's old and forgetful" route on Christmas morning. Or maybe just some "butterscotch" candy and say "Santa must have misunderstood."
Being a mom of 4 teens, I can tell you about a comic on my frig. Itt shows the mom and dad sitting down with their kids to tell them; "It would help us out finacially next Christmas if you kids would just be bad this year"!
Ok, I thought it was funny!!
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