The Cellar - View Single Post - Kid is obsessed, wants everything and lots of it

monster · 10-13-2010, 11:58 PM

We've been right there... and the problem is that "Yeah, my wife and I are not at all consumerist or materialistic." and " he doesn't understand money, barely understands numbers and quantities".

he gets from you that you're not really concerned about stuff and money, so he doesn't get that these things are not freely available.

Time for a math and reality lesson. or two.

And you do need to reel your MIL in a little. Tell her your principles and that you understand if she doesn't agree and if that is the case, it's fine for her to buy those toys, but they need to stay at her house for when he visits.

Our kids are a little older than yours, and love when Grandma visits because she takes them to the toy store and buys them stuff. Now they tell her that and it doesn't feel so good. You'll be doing MIL a favor too.

10-13-2010, 11:58 PM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	We've been right there... and the problem is that "Yeah, my wife and I are not at all consumerist or materialistic." and " he doesn't understand money, barely understands numbers and quantities". he gets from you that you're not really concerned about stuff and money, so he doesn't get that these things are not freely available. Time for a math and reality lesson. or two. And you do need to reel your MIL in a little. Tell her your principles and that you understand if she doesn't agree and if that is the case, it's fine for her to buy those toys, but they need to stay at her house for when he visits. Our kids are a little older than yours, and love when Grandma visits because she takes them to the toy store and buys them stuff. Now they tell her that and it doesn't feel so good. You'll be doing MIL a favor too. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart