tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419761357143311078.post5137479110081423125..comments2024-01-25T23:09:46.752-05:00Comments on She's Just Another Manic Mommy: Mark This DateManic Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397835927560496425noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419761357143311078.post-9556871994640485612007-12-19T23:50:00.000-05:002007-12-19T23:50:00.000-05:00I think that as they get older, they're much more ...I think that as they get older, they're much more able to process what it means to have, or not to have, and what it means to be generous with one's time and money. Keep teaching your lessons, and they WILL sink in, eventually.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419761357143311078.post-19129488071344609392007-12-19T22:29:00.000-05:002007-12-19T22:29:00.000-05:00I do the same thing. I figure they are only young...I do the same thing. I figure they are only young once, and I can give them what they want so I do. <BR/><BR/>However, before Christmas every year, I make them clean out their closets/toy boxes and we give all their toys away to kids who need them. I think it is a good way to teach them about kids who are not as fortunate, and it cuts down on the clutter!~Swankymamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297775214113910370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419761357143311078.post-50919973500776393942007-12-19T22:06:00.000-05:002007-12-19T22:06:00.000-05:00Keep the ante way low when they're young. If you ...Keep the ante way low when they're young. If you do a big blow-out party one year, how can the next year possibly measure up, without an even greater outlay of time and money? If kids aren't totally excited about something you're giving them, they're not being deprived enough.Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4419761357143311078.post-7165041760271667392007-12-19T20:32:00.000-05:002007-12-19T20:32:00.000-05:00“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn...“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.”<BR/>-Woody HayesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com