Originally posted by: Rayden
Originally posted by: Epoman
Originally posted by: Rayden
My parents would never have bought one for me. I'm not sure a young kid like that needs a $300 birthday gift. If he did simple chores around the house and worked extra hard to get one I wouldn't see a problem. I don't know. It just seems like spoiling him. Get him some legos.![]()
Please read my earlier post about the chores he does. And he has ALOT of legos, I would say about 5-6 thousand pieces.
Please don't misunderstand. I trust that your son is very mature. But what does giving him expensive gifts, and in my opinion ridiculously expensive parties, teach him about expectations? I am sure he could be happy with much fewer toys. I guess a lot of it is lifestyle and my parents aren't terribly rich and didn't shower me with gifts.
Congratulations on raising your kid. Does he need so much? That is my opinion and I will be the first to say that it is heavily influenced by how I grew up.
Well maybe I over compensate for not being able to afford a house (In my area a 3 bedroom small house costs ($500,000+) So if I can't give him a house with a dog and a backyard I will make sure he has nice things. Since he does deserve it. The most important thing in my life is my son and everything I do is because of him, nothing else matters to me. I enjoy making him happy with toys because he enjoys making ME happy, and he does that by working hard in school.