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Family Matters:  SIL is so sensible!!! I so commend her....  |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Dec 12 2007 : 06:33:23 AM
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My sister in law is such a great parent--I've mentioned it before, I think, about how well I think she (and her dh) are raising our niece and nephew, but a few days ago I asked the annual question (since they were born)..."What would you like us to buy for Ava and Max for Christmas?" Because, well, you WANT to be the coolest Aunty and Uncle in the world, right? Her response was "Pleeaasse DON'T go overboard on them--they have too much already." Not, "hey, let's get everyone to buy them expensive toys so we don't have to", or "here's a laundry list of absolutely unobtainable items for you to run yourself ragged over..."
I will still do something very fun, but I'm really grateful that she sees they don't want for anything, and now I can be a little more "educational" in my purchases. I'm heading to the Learning Emporium on my lunch hour!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Dec 12 2007 : 09:28:56 AM
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You're lucky and the kids are lucky. Have fun shopping in the Learning Emporium! Let us know what you buy!
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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lovelady
True Blue Farmgirl
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Toni
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Dec 12 2007 : 10:00:48 AM
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Yay for your SIL!! I love it when people are sensible and realize that their kids don't need loads of stuff. Just the other night my MIL came over and asked what my son needed. I guess this was her way of asking what to get him for Christmas, so I politely told her that he didn't really NEED anything. I mean, he's 10 months old, what does he really need? Thankfully, we are able to provide him a warm home, plenty of food, and two parents that truly love him, so his needs are met. But, she persisted. Surely he needs clothes, she says. No, our child is in no danger of running around naked, he has more clothes than I do. So, I told her, if you really need ideas of things to get him, how about some blocks, or other toys that aren't plastic? Well, I got the your-a-dope look for that. What, toys that aren't plastic? Why would you deprive your child of the joys of plastic crap? GRRR
Enough rant, I just wanted to say that your SIL sounds lovely and her children are lucky to have her as a mom. Let us know what you get. |
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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kate
Delano
Minnesota
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Posted - Dec 12 2007 : 6:15:52 PM
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Ive tried this for years. Especially with my parents. They used to go just crazy.
Finally, they stopped with so much junk every year, when they came over one afternoon (yes, my mom figured out the highway went BOTH ways-LOL  )
and found my son cleaning his room. We literally got the shovel out and shoveled just about everything out of his room into the trash. My Mom was horrified as she gave him 75% of the stuff in the trash pile.
She finally got it after twelve years.
Now we are all more thoughtful on the gifts we give the brats I mean kids.
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
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