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 apparition eyes |
my Cousin called everyone and told them to give her kids $$ |
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Posts: 6429 (11/08/2009 8:16 PM) |
for xmas.
 Last year, someone got the little girl (She's 8 ) a
barbie doll and she flipped out and had a hissy fit that she DOES NOT like barbies. I should give her a Barbie this year.
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Posts: 942 (11/08/2009 8:17 PM) |
It sounds like everyone should give her coal instead.
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Posts: 2398 (11/08/2009 8:20 PM) |
I had a family member do that for every holiday for her kids. She was keeping the money.
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Posts: 33313 (11/08/2009 8:22 PM) |
I'd give her $5.
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Posts: 6166 (11/08/2009 8:22 PM) |
Wow. You'd think she'd want to teach her daughter to not be so greedy and instead to be thankful for receiving any gifts at all, especially since
she's 8 already and obviously hasn't learned that yet.
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Posts: 3844 (11/08/2009 8:22 PM) |
I've done that before. for me it was just because everyone would buy me scented stuff i was allergic to (even my own family) so i finally just asked for
money.
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Posts: 39286 (11/08/2009 8:24 PM) Best Screenname '03 |
While throwing the hissy fit was rude, isn't it better to give her what she wants than waste money on something she won't? Many JJBers are adults who
admit to making Christmas wish lists and handing them out to their family.
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Posts: 1927 (11/08/2009 8:27 PM) |
It's one thing to respond when you're asked, but to just come out and request it? That's tacky.
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Posts: 1728 (11/08/2009 8:33 PM) |
Right ... it'd be different if she gave them ideas of actual THINGS she wanted .... but to ask for cash for an 8 year old is a little weird.
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Posts: 27915 (11/08/2009 8:38 PM) |
Cash for an 8 year old is ridiculous. Part of the fun of being 8 at Christmas is unwrapping stuff. Now my teenager....hand her a gift card and she's
pleased as punch. The mother needs a little bit of training by Miss Manners also. Total rudeness.
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Posts: 5700 (11/08/2009 8:39 PM) |
I'd give her a gift card to toys r us or something...not cash.
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Posts: 943 (11/08/2009 8:40 PM) |
Dayum Gina wrote:Exactly. I see nothing wrong with having a wish list, but don't go handing it out unless you're asked. And no parent should be calling around telling people to give an 8 year old
cash. 
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Posts: 696 (11/08/2009 8:44 PM) |
Dayum Gina wrote: This. I can not stand it when my BIL and SIL tell me to give their kids money for a holiday. I know that they keep the money so NO I get the kids something that they will enjoy because it is for them...not their parents. Then they started telling me to get the kids clothes instead of toys when I ignored their request for money. If I give a gift why can't I get something awesome that I know they will want and love? If they need clothes that badly I will buy them some but it will NOT be for a Christmas or birthday gift for a 4 or 6 year old. Some people are always looking to save themselves money or get money in their pocket even at the expense of their kids. |
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Posts: 2322 (11/08/2009 8:44 PM) |
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Posts: 20209 (11/08/2009 8:46 PM) |
I'd rather give money so the kid can get something he or she likes, but for a parent to specifically ask for that...!
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Posts: 12402 (11/08/2009 8:47 PM) |
SHe is probably using the money for herself. I know a family who has a severely handicapped child. They get loads upon loads of money for his birthday every
year from various people and organizations and then spend it on themselves. One year, the mom and dad took two different vacations. Another year, they got a
new bedroom set. We always make sure to buy him some awesome presents and then they spend the next month screeching to us about how they NEEEEDED that
mONNNEEEEYYY!!!!! (All while planning nice vacations, buying new clothing, and getting new laptops)
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Posts: 2823 (11/08/2009 8:50 PM) |
i'm sorry, the little girl had a hissy when she got a barbie?
yeah, that kid wouldn't be getting ANYTHING from me. |
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Posts: 3845 (11/08/2009 8:50 PM) |
Mistress Darcy wrote:no offense but just because they have a severely handicapped child doesn't mean they don't need what they ask for. having a disabled child means you don't have the money to spend on what you need because everything goes toward the child's medical bill. They have as much right to a few luxury things as the rest of us. as for the vacations, that is SORELY needed as well. i wish i had the money to send my mom on a yearly vacation. she takes care of my younger sister and deserves time off. |
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Posts: 7214 (11/08/2009 8:51 PM) |
I would love to get a Barbie and I'm 21 (in a couple weeks!)
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Posts: 1142 (11/08/2009 8:54 PM) |
Yeah, I would never give a kid (or parent) money. I always give my niece or nephew books or toys or something they can unwrap because unwrapping presents is
fun! Being handed a pile of money = not so much fun. Especially when you're EIGHT.
I also know the kids well enough to know what they'd want, and I'd ask my sister if I wasn't sure. |
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Posts: 1652 (11/08/2009 8:55 PM) |
ChasevidWrightley wrote:I think the OP meant that the Mother didn't want the daughter having a Barbie. |
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