Stop the Holiday Madness!
Well, by now, if you’re like me, you’re probably caught up in the craziness of the Holidays. Never a spare moment. Running from tree trimming to gift shopping to decorating…and how are we going to afford all those gifts that our kids want?
Well, this Holiday season, I’m a little less crazy because they’re not getting all those gifts they think they’re entitled to. I’ve come to realize that the only expectations we’re letting down are our own. So what if our children don’t get everything on their list…did they really expect to? and if so, who set those expectations?
I’m using the holidays as a perfect time to teach my 6 yr old about the value of money and giving. I made him buy the lego cargo airplane he wanted for $40 out of his own money that he earned. He earns $5 for washing my car so that plane means he had to wash my car 8 times.
He then realized how expensive that plane was.
But are our kids really measuring us by the amount of gifts they receive? or will they remember the time spent with us singing at parties, playing games together and having fun!
My bet is on the latter! so don’t sweat the gift agenda,,it really doesn’t matter,,only to you!