Comments on: People In Hell Want Ice Water

By: lilkunta

lilkunta — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:25:35 +0000

Stephanie : I think you’re too nice. I would have said no and explained why. Those bags & shoes are overly expensive. Material things do not determine your worth. I know she is in junior high when peer pressure starts & she wants to fit in, but whether she wears a baby phat shirt, seven jeans, fendi shoes, & has a coach purse ; she will still be teased ; some1 will still find something negative to say.

All that name brand stuff is over priced, & in this worldwide recession Im not giving any of my $ to fendi, gucci, coach and all the like bc they dont need it.

By: Danielle Ojeabulu

Danielle Ojeabulu — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:09:14 +0000

I believe that children don't understand the value of the dollar. Most adults don't. No one taught me how to balance a checkbook or to keep my credit score good. I learned the hard way. But, my children will not be disadvantaged that way. I believe that giving a child what he or she wants is good if it is earned. I don't believe that good grades and completed household chores deserve reward. It is a responsibility that the child has to honor for free because they were born into your family. I would, if it was within my budget, allow my child to work for the item. My child would not be able to do one little thing and get rewarded for the big quickly. If so, it would teach him not to delay instant gratification. Those type of children grow up and abuse credit cards. The work depends on the value of the item. If he wanted $100 shoes, I figured out what he was worth per hour and he had to work for it. He appreciated what he purchased himself more. We need to prepare our children for the future. When they get out in the real world, nothing is handed to them for free. They have to work and be responsible with what they get. It starts at a young age. Danielle Ojeabulus last blog post..Preserving the Crib Mattress

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By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:11:27 +0000

Ppl in Hell do want ice water and just like them my kids did not get. If they wanted what I consider “extras” they would ask their dad or take my advice and get a J O B. My kids did not know that most of the times I said no I was calling their dad so we could be on the same page and agree that it was a want and not a need. If they needed it, it was provided, if they wanted they found a way. To babysit a family members kid so they can have “date night” is a pretty good gig. Parents will pay a arm and a leg to get away from the kids for a few hours.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:57:08 +0000

“People in hell want ice water”

Must we “go there” with our children in the same way that our parents went there with us? Yesterday we were whooping our children the way our parents whooped us. (see it’s whooping time.) Today we are using the same harsh admonishments that our parents used because they were too overworked, busy, or limited to have a conversation with us.

Certainly, it’s important to make sure that our children have the strong values that carried us (and generations before us) through. But for goodness sakes. Let’s join the 21st century and have a conversation. Your daughter probably gave you that look because she was shocked that you went there–not because you gave her a well-deserved “no!”.

By: Gwen Jimmere

Gwen Jimmere — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:48:27 +0000

The look? What’s that about? The look never worked on my mother.

I think kids should have some responsibility in paying for expensive things they want so they realize the emotional and fiscal value tied to it. My oldest nephew wants to take some super-expensive acting lessons. I was excited for him, but I also realize he’s 15 and like most 15 year olds, a lot of things sound like a great idea when others are paying for it and they are reaping all the benefits. I also know teens will decide they want to do something then get bored after the newness wears off and eventually quit. He has a job, so I told him he’d have to help pay for it along with his mother and I. After that, he decided he needed to think about it. He eventually decided he still wanted to do it. His classes start in the summer, so we’ll see what happens

By: Tara Pringle Jefferson

Tara Pringle Jefferson — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:34:23 +0000

@Harriet – My parents did that too! I remember I wanted some Jordans so bad and I was like 11 years old! They cost about $110 at the time and they made me pay for half. All of a sudden I’m like, “They aren’t THAT fly.” LOL. But I did get them and I have them TO THIS DAY (12 YEARS LATER) because I remember how long it took me to save up $60.

Tara
http://theyoungmommylife.com

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By: Harriet

Harriet — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:32:25 +0000

Thankfully I haven’t hit that stage yet. Hopefully by that time, I’ll be financially independent, and I can show them the value of earning what they want (my parents were well off, but by the time I got to a certain age, they required that I pay 50% on purchases of items that weren’t necessities…otherwise, it was going on layaway).