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⌈ Secret Post #3013 ⌋

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Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuullshit. Nobody needs a Bratz doll. And if Little Susie decides she wants one then her parents have the right/responsibility to say no.

You make it sound like someone is holding parents at gunpoint FORCING them to buy crap and let their kids buy crap. That's not true. They have a choice not to buy crap. It's not that hard to turn off the television and pick up a book.

Here's a link that will help you quit being Big Consumerism's bitch: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/

I am going to guess that you have no kids yet or a child-free. With children you have to pick your battles. Are you going to fight over every single thing your child wants? It's so easy to say that your fictional child will never have any of that crap but when all your daughter or son wants is a disney dress up set to look like their favorite princess see how you feel then.

My Mom and Dad managed to say 'no' to 99% of the crap I thought I wanted. It was pretty easy for them. How many kids do you have?

Personally, I don't see Disney as being particularly harmful so I don't mind if my kid wears a princess dress. If my kid does decide that they want crap I consider harmful then it will be my job as the parent to say no and mean it. My word will be law. The whiny complainypants parental units who give in to Little Susie and Little Bobby can wonder why they raised spoiled and selfish brats.

Yeah, this. My mom bought me nothing as a kid. Nothing. She always said "If you want something, get a job and buy it yourself." So I did, I got a paper route at 10 and bought things I wanted myself.

She's the kind of person who'd get me utilitarian things for Christmas... like a violin case or something. I don't particularly like her as a person, but I respect her for that sort of frugality. It's made me really disdain parents who spoil their kids.

I think both approaches are imbalanced. You shouldn't spoil your kids, but you shouldn't never buy them anything ever, either. I think it's okay to get kids things that are just for fun on their birthdays.

But I do also think it's good to teach kids the value of money. My parents gave me a small allowance so that if I wanted something, I had to save up for it. It taught me some great habits very early on, and now, as an adult, I'm very good at managing my finances and socking money away.

You're ahead of me! I got my first babysitting job at 11, which was also when I opened my first bank account. Then I had to make the decision of whether or not to spend my money on junk, or stash it in the bank.

My parents might be difficult at times, but they get an A+ on teaching me financial management.

*I* have kids and I agree. I've been raised expressly barbie-free, myself. when I was older (15, not 5) I bought one from my own money so I could use it to sew doll's clothes. I was a bit awkward at school, but my sister was miss popular, and she was raised just as no-barbie.

Now that you have spoken we never need to hear about anyone's experiences with anything else ever!

I grew up with Barbie, but also with an awareness that she was terribly unrealistic. On the other hand, I always thought Bratz were ugly.

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