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Post by jill on Dec 21, 2007 19:18:29 GMT -5
Kittykat have your son visit me for the snow and home baked cookies. I would tell him santa does not get everyone everything they want and the note idea sounds good. I have been lucky for every year my girl is predictable Barbie stuff and she is happy. Visiting a shelter he may be too young to get the concept. I have families on my caseload who have nothing and the gifts they got are donations so the kids get what they get 1-2 things. Donations are dry around where i live this year why less and some families I could not help.
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Post by katiekat on Dec 21, 2007 23:20:51 GMT -5
Sean's latest "Winter Wonderland" request: He asked if we would take him skiing. My husband said no because we do not like the cold, snow, or winter and neither of us have ever skied before and we would probably break our legs. Sean said he will teach us to ski. This coming from a kid who falls down the steps every single day. My husband said no because we do not want to go skiing and Sean said we have to because that is what you have to do in the winter. We're not going skiing.  |
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Post by kellyh on Dec 22, 2007 20:41:40 GMT -5
Well....I could teach you guys to ski....although, truth be told (ahem)....I'm known as the human snowball!!!!  Actually, I can ski....a bit. I have fallen a lot....rolled down 1/2 a hill (and trust me....those are LONG hills), lost my skis (well, I didn't lose it....it made it's way allllllll the way down the hill to the lift)....and almost hit a pile of wood. Ah, the joys of skiing. Well, I hope you can get his expectations down a notch or life is going to suck for him.....and by his attitude afterwards.....for you all! At least he doesn't want to go ice-fishing! |
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Post by jj on Dec 22, 2007 22:09:58 GMT -5
Sorry, KK. I had to laugh at his latest request since you said he falls down steps but I especially had to laugh that he said he could teach you. Like he knows how. Too funny.
Of course you never know, he could be really good on ski's even if he is clumsy in other things.
Come on KK, bundle up and take the kid out, at least sledding. Of course if he has his mind set on skiing then sledding probably won't be good enough. My best memories as a kid is when we, as a family, went sledding or just playing in the snow.
Kellyh, I've almost killed myself on ski's a couple times but I love going. I'm far, far from an expert or even average but I have a blast anyway except when I go out of control. Then it is a bit scary.
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Post by jj on Dec 22, 2007 22:15:12 GMT -5
LOL, I just clicked send reply in my last post when I noticed that the above Google ad zeroed in on keywords in this thread because it is advertising yugioh card for sale on ebay. I must say, the Google bots are on their toes. LOL
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Post by katiekat on Dec 23, 2007 0:00:14 GMT -5
We can't sled, ski, or build snowmen because there is no snow. There is no snow in sight. It's been quite warm here for December.  |
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Post by notellin on Dec 23, 2007 1:08:11 GMT -5
I've got a mantra. Every single time my kids say something selfish or something that's not going to jive with the family schedule, I say, "It's not all about you." That kind of attitude just drives me batty for some reason and I will go on and on that they need to think about how other people feel and what other people want, and how they are lucky to have what they do. If they really pushed it, I swear, they'd spend the holiday at a big shelter in the nearest large city serving dinners to the homeless. Actually, now that I think about it, maybe in a couple of years, that's exactly what they will be doing.
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Post by jj on Dec 23, 2007 1:33:35 GMT -5
We can't sled, ski, or build snowmen because there is no snow. There is no snow in sight. It's been quite warm here for December. I guess that does make it a little more difficult.  |
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Post by jill on Dec 23, 2007 9:37:31 GMT -5
KK I do not do much in the cold myself but he can come here for the sledding and snowman but not to ski cannot do. I would just keep talking to your son and tell him how things are going to be so when he gets disappointed you can again remind him you tried. Let him know TV is not as realistic.
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Post by carol on Jan 29, 2008 18:41:21 GMT -5
katiekat,
Possibly, a comic book store might sell the cards individually. I do believe the one in my area does. Wanting that very favorite thing for Christmas is not unusual for any child. Getting let down when children do not get what they want is a typical behavior. For a child who struggles with his behavior, mood, attention, etc., it is 10 fold. Try setting some new family traditions to tweek the commercial meaning of Christmas in your house. For next year, you can make a bigger whoopla on all the fun Christmas functions such as tree lightings and such that you and him are going to attend. Talk to him about setting a family tradition and that it is something he should pass down to his children. My children act as if I am dragging them to the dentist sometimes when I make them go to museums or light shows. I do believe they think I am a little crazy, because I enjoy it. I know they share these experiences with others so they must not be that awful.
carol
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