As I sit down to eat dinner With my young (since they were too hungry to wait for me), I hear “Mom can you come here?” I respond with a “is everything ok?” “I need to show you something” said the 14 year old.
Up the stairs I go. I get to his room and he has a few websites open on his computer screen. "I was thinking I could get this" he says with his sweet smile. Then I take a closer look at the screen, this child must be crazy. Nike: white sneakers $179 Tommy Hilfiger sweater $159 H and M jeans $49 times 2 Honestly, there were a few other items but I was blinded by the prices, so I can't remember what else was there. I remind him that I bought 3 pairs of pants, a shirt (for me) and 4 pairs of athletic shorts from Old Navy for $63. He sighs and says never mind. After I remind him of how little I had growing up, BUT we will go the next day. He texted his dad to see if he could find the shoes somewhere cheaper. We go to the mall and find a couple of pairs of jeans and a Hilfiger sweater (not the $159 one). I can't even count how many "thank yous" that fell out of his mouth on the drive home. The next day he received a package in the mail... you guessed it the shoes (but not for $179). I love him to pieces and I want him to have more than I did growing up but also realize there are these things called budgets and sales. It isn't realistic to like this all the time. He was so happy, he wore some of them the next day to school. He looks like a man, no longer my little boy.
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3/5/2020 10:35:50 pm
We're just a bunch of suckers these days. My kids have both had multiple pairs of Jordans, of which I have never had one pair in my life. It is hard not to spoil them, but agreed, my mom would get me the cheapest knock off stuff she could find.
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Michelle
3/6/2020 05:54:38 am
Suckers is right!!! But I love that we can do this for them!
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Teri
3/6/2020 06:42:58 am
It's the 'thank yous' and the smiles that keep us hooked! And now he looks like such a man.
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Lisa Goldman
3/6/2020 05:00:19 pm
They grow up and their demands become much more heightened! Gotta love our kiddos even if they want to be dressed to the nine's and we are walking around in clothes from Old Navy and Kohls!
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