I have issued no small complaint here regarding the expense represented in my children's Christmas list. All this changed today.
Today is D's birthday. He received an alarming amount of money. More than I have, for sure.
His request? Toys-R-Us.
All of a sudden, his wish list changed from a stunning array of $200.00 price tags, to a motley assortment of $6.99's.
I have this some thought as I meditated over our Birthday Burger King Culinary Delights.
I simply have given my children an elevated taste. I mean, if we frequented Toy stores, rather than making one annual pilgrimage during the holidays, they would develop a taste for cheap toys. Right?
I have, instead, surrounded them with musical instruments and books and a taste for the finer things. (Read: I am raising snobs). They even have good taste in food, Burger King notwithstanding. They like name brands on their clothes, and they have a finely tuned definition of the word "cool." Did they learn that from me? Am I really that bad?
I'm off to bake cupcakes.
3 comments:
Kelly Dear, if you took your boys to toy stores more often they would only decide that they wanted MORE toys, not necessarily cheaper toys. And it isn't just your children who have developed a taste for name brand clothing. It starts young. You can't really avoid it, you can just refuse to cave into it.
Happy B-Day D!
It is the culture and little you can do to curb it - other than to discourage it. I have never been successful at that one anyways!
I love Burger King! Though when I was there yesterday they no long had the BK Broiler. I loved that sandwich so had to console myself with a Whooper and large onion rings. hmmmmmmmm.
I too love Burger King. It is one of the pleasures from home that I can indulge in here. We just got Subway as well so you would think I would go there for the healthier option. Oh, but the onion rings. mmm
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