Mine, most decidedly, are not.
This comes from having a teenage brother whose nose is stuck in his own DSi (that he bought himself) more often than not. Does that mean his 6yo sister should have one? Certainly not!
She even helped a little brother out, so to speak, and wrote a note to Santa on his behalf.
I’m not even sure Peter remembers that his sister wrote this for him, though it still hangs where she taped it by the fireplace with pride. The other night I asked him what he hoped Santa would bring him…
“Well, Olivia wonders what it would be like to be a boy, and I wonder what it would be like to be a girl.”
Mmkay…
I tried again.
“What do you think Santa will bring you for Christmas?”
“Well, maybe he’ll bring a present for the baby.”
“Um, what baby?”
“The baby that we’re going to have!”
I decided to stop before I dug that hole any deeper.
The kids are getting a Wii, so never fear, their Christmas will not be electronics-free. And we will be celebrating the birth of a baby, but the Saviour kind — not the baby-sister kind that Olivia’s planted in her little brother’s head.
What are your kids getting for Christmas? Are you making an effort to spend less this year? Or to give less, even if it doesn’t cost less?
I think we fit more into the latter description, though I haven’t tallied up the exact figure spent yet. I plan to detail that in a future post, and I would be very interested to know how much you all spent on gifts this year as well, for those of you willing to share. (It can always be anonymous, you know;-)
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Wow, Bethany. Now I’m more nervous than ever to post what I ended up spending on Christmas gifts. It was a lot more than $100! Kudos to you. I am wondering how old your kids are…
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I had a budget of $100 for my family (8 people). In the end, I spent only $80 because I got a few of their presents for free or with gift cards. I was actually surprised- having a budget for Christmas was easier than I expected!
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