Quite frankly my dear, your opinion is smelling like ass. Opinions have been 'doing my head in lately' .. i'm all for people expressing opinions, but im OVER people who think that they're general opinion is not just their own voice, it's actually some kind of bible which god has autographed. Meh.
Example - the person who believes that Christmas is only about religion etc and children should not get more than one toy. (people have actually stopped me, mid shopping, looked at my trolley of toys and commented!)
I go overboard at Christmas, i want my kids to have everything they ever wanted. Although i am the one who does the choosing and the shopping, i know that Gregg feels the same. I also know that we bring our kids up to appreciate the things they are given, to look after the things they are given and to always be thankful for what they were given. Another thing i have always told my kids, is about the families who don't have any money and they don't do Christmas and this is why we are CONSTANTLY going through the house from top to bottom and donating things to others. My kids have become great givers, they often come to me with a toy and say they are ready to give it to someone else. Maybe it's a sign that they have too much? I do not care, this makes us happy. We get joy from knowing that the kids have everything they have ever wanted. (well, aside from the pony which Roxiee wants, while we don't have the yard for it now, we are seriously hoping to get her a pony next Christmas if she asks again and if we have the land)
And before another judgemental one says .. "Oh, you are replacing family time with objects" .. no, this is not what we are doing. I emphasise on family time, we are all about family time! Sundays is our 'family day' .. no work gets done on a Sunday, we either go out somewhere, or we spend the entire day playing together. During the week when the kids are at school/kinder i get all my work done so after i pick them up, i am free to help with homework, play, talk, listen etc.
We have rules in our house, we yell in this house (although that IS against a rule!) .. we play together, we laugh together, we fight toghether, we get angry, we get over it .. and then we generally go shopping to buy the kids another toy. So what? .. don't be wafting your ass scented opinion this way!
I go overboard at Christmas, i want my kids to have everything they ever wanted. Although i am the one who does the choosing and the shopping, i know that Gregg feels the same. I also know that we bring our kids up to appreciate the things they are given, to look after the things they are given and to always be thankful for what they were given. Another thing i have always told my kids, is about the families who don't have any money and they don't do Christmas and this is why we are CONSTANTLY going through the house from top to bottom and donating things to others. My kids have become great givers, they often come to me with a toy and say they are ready to give it to someone else. Maybe it's a sign that they have too much? I do not care, this makes us happy. We get joy from knowing that the kids have everything they have ever wanted. (well, aside from the pony which Roxiee wants, while we don't have the yard for it now, we are seriously hoping to get her a pony next Christmas if she asks again and if we have the land)
And before another judgemental one says .. "Oh, you are replacing family time with objects" .. no, this is not what we are doing. I emphasise on family time, we are all about family time! Sundays is our 'family day' .. no work gets done on a Sunday, we either go out somewhere, or we spend the entire day playing together. During the week when the kids are at school/kinder i get all my work done so after i pick them up, i am free to help with homework, play, talk, listen etc.
We have rules in our house, we yell in this house (although that IS against a rule!) .. we play together, we laugh together, we fight toghether, we get angry, we get over it .. and then we generally go shopping to buy the kids another toy. So what? .. don't be wafting your ass scented opinion this way!
I actually called the very first 'family meeting' a week ago as Heath was really playing up, we all sat at the table talking about what makes us sad and it was decided that this house is a 'no smacking and no yelling house" .. (it always has been but the kids since starting school/kinder have been smacking eachother etc) .. so really, we are much like any other family!! We aren't exactly posting our kids expensive presents while we are holidaying in Peru and the kids are with their french nanny. We aren't using presents to replace quality time, we aren't 'spoling' our kids, and we aren't appreciating all the 'opinions' on what we should do for Christmas.
To the people who buy/make one present only - who gives a rats arse? I do not care. I am not sticking my nose into the way you do Christmas. I do mine different, i couldn't care less how you do yours, and im certainly not judging your ability to 'provide' for your children. I am sure that one handmade gift is more than enonugh to suffice in YOUR household, but it is not how i wish to do things in mine. I am not religious, we do not talk about the real meaning of Christmas simply because i do not fully understand the full meaning of Christmas. When the time comes i WILL be allowing my children to do religious education in school and if it's a path they wish to follow i will gladly encourage them. I will also encourage them to not follow if this is their wish.
Basically, i express my opinion as an opinion, i do not think i do things the right way, or the wrong way. I do not think YOU do things the right or wrong way. I think we each do things our OWN way and by doing such it makes it right for our own families, not everyone elses families.
For those who want to know .. this is what my children are getting this year :
Roxiee :
To the people who buy/make one present only - who gives a rats arse? I do not care. I am not sticking my nose into the way you do Christmas. I do mine different, i couldn't care less how you do yours, and im certainly not judging your ability to 'provide' for your children. I am sure that one handmade gift is more than enonugh to suffice in YOUR household, but it is not how i wish to do things in mine. I am not religious, we do not talk about the real meaning of Christmas simply because i do not fully understand the full meaning of Christmas. When the time comes i WILL be allowing my children to do religious education in school and if it's a path they wish to follow i will gladly encourage them. I will also encourage them to not follow if this is their wish.
Basically, i express my opinion as an opinion, i do not think i do things the right way, or the wrong way. I do not think YOU do things the right or wrong way. I think we each do things our OWN way and by doing such it makes it right for our own families, not everyone elses families.
For those who want to know .. this is what my children are getting this year :
Roxiee :
1 huge, wooden, princess dolls house with loads of wooden furniture/dolls
3 colouring books
3 colouring books
a Charlie bear
a snokel set with flippers etc
a calender to write all her important dates on
a pool noodle
4 sets of squinkies
a zhu zhu pet
a zhu carrier
some zhu clothes
a convertable barbie car
3 new barbies
2 x squinkie house/activity centres
a barbie pool
a Hairy McLairy reading book set
Heath :
Heath :
3 colouring books
a snorkel set with flippers etc
a set of 10 reading books
a calender to write all his important dates on
a pool noodle
a big boys trike with large wooden trailor to take to the markets and help carry the fruit/veg
4 x set of beanz
1 leap pad map
a beanz race track
a large desk top world globe
a remote control tarantula
3 x sets of ninjago or star wars lego
1 talking transformer
2 x hot wheels race track connector kits
1 surfer van (he requested a van with moving doors?!?!)
a beanz container and show case
Plus, they have already received gift vouchers etc from family/friends in Melbourne which i will take them shopping with and they will choose what they want.
So, in the days leading up to Christmas, i can truely relax knowing that we have got our children everything they wanted, knowing that they will appreciate and cherish all their belongings, and the time which we spend playing with them together. And you are probably feeling that your child will cherish their toy and their religious side of Christmas ... well kudo's to you .. you enjoy it your way and i will enjoy it mine. I didn't try and project my opinion down your throat, and the same respect would be greatly appreciated from your side.
P.S : My way is right, your way is wrong. You are an ass monkey ;-)
So, in the days leading up to Christmas, i can truely relax knowing that we have got our children everything they wanted, knowing that they will appreciate and cherish all their belongings, and the time which we spend playing with them together. And you are probably feeling that your child will cherish their toy and their religious side of Christmas ... well kudo's to you .. you enjoy it your way and i will enjoy it mine. I didn't try and project my opinion down your throat, and the same respect would be greatly appreciated from your side.
P.S : My way is right, your way is wrong. You are an ass monkey ;-)
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