What is your 13 year old daughter getting for Christmas?

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Anonymous wrote:SO many 13 year olds getting a ridiculous amount of makeup. Perhaps because in my country this is not a popular thing, but I find it very strange.

And make up refrigerator? This is the most American thing I've ever heard of.

My DS puts juice boxes in his for his friends. Try one on your desk, You might like it.

DP. Wherever else would he keep his juice boxes if not a personal refrigerator? Where’s that poster from a few pages ago insisting that these spoiled, materialistic teens also do great things for the environment, lol.

And yet, those are who make up the future. I guess you are screwed.

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Are you getting the $50 Kendra Scott necklaces or the $200 necklaces? DD regularly loses or breaks jewelry. I don’t think she’s ready for anything quality just yet.

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Anonymous wrote:hoooooly crap some of your kids have expensive taste!!

+1 I love my sensible, non-materialistic teen girl so much. I’ve never even heard of most of these things.

Seriously. I’m so happy I have a nerdy bookworm who isn’t into name brands. She’s almost 13 and not on social media yet so maybe that’s part of it.

It's a huge part of it.

I grew up loving labels and we never had social media. We had magazines, commercials, and just looking at others in school and what was trendy. So pls stop on the social media

there will always be a reason some girls want trendy things and it is ok to normalize it. Guys are no different. 90% of them want Jordans

This is unhealthy materialism. Stop normalizing it.

Give me a break. It's been going on for 50+ years.

Why does that matter?

Why are you even on this thread? You’re a killjoy.

Awww, you only see joy in gifting $50 butt toning (but great smelling!) cream to your 13 year old, and you only bond giggling with them while trying out expensive nonsenses your mutual favorite influencer has been pushing. Sorry I was so cruel.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you getting the $50 Kendra Scott necklaces or the $200 necklaces? DD regularly loses or breaks jewelry. I don’t think she’s ready for anything quality just yet.

You can find $40 Kendra Scott necklaces on Zulily.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you getting the $50 Kendra Scott necklaces or the $200 necklaces? DD regularly loses or breaks jewelry. I don’t think she’s ready for anything quality just yet.

Get a Rocksbox subscription. My DD took way better care of that jewelry than her own

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AirPods
Hollister clothes (picked out by DD)
Heartstopper book (new one) and a few other books
Taylor swift merch including necklace, t-shirt, and crocs charms
art supplies
$ toward an Alaska trip (scouting)

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Anonymous wrote:hoooooly crap some of your kids have expensive taste!!

+1 I love my sensible, non-materialistic teen girl so much. I’ve never even heard of most of these things.

Seriously. I’m so happy I have a nerdy bookworm who isn’t into name brands. She’s almost 13 and not on social media yet so maybe that’s part of it.

It's a huge part of it.

I grew up loving labels and we never had social media. We had magazines, commercials, and just looking at others in school and what was trendy. So pls stop on the social media

there will always be a reason some girls want trendy things and it is ok to normalize it. Guys are no different. 90% of them want Jordans

This is unhealthy materialism. Stop normalizing it.

Give me a break. It's been going on for 50+ years.

Why does that matter?

Why are you even on this thread? You’re a killjoy.

Awww, you only see joy in gifting $50 butt toning (but great smelling!) cream to your 13 year old, and you only bond giggling with them while trying out expensive nonsenses your mutual favorite influencer has been pushing. Sorry I was so cruel.

NP. How does this effect you? How does this person giving their daughter butt cream change what you do in your home?

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Anonymous wrote:hoooooly crap some of your kids have expensive taste!!

+1 I love my sensible, non-materialistic teen girl so much. I’ve never even heard of most of these things.

Seriously. I’m so happy I have a nerdy bookworm who isn’t into name brands. She’s almost 13 and not on social media yet so maybe that’s part of it.

It's a huge part of it.

I grew up loving labels and we never had social media. We had magazines, commercials, and just looking at others in school and what was trendy. So pls stop on the social media

there will always be a reason some girls want trendy things and it is ok to normalize it. Guys are no different. 90% of them want Jordans

This is unhealthy materialism. Stop normalizing it.

Give me a break. It's been going on for 50+ years.

Why does that matter?

Why are you even on this thread? You’re a killjoy.

Awww, you only see joy in gifting $50 butt toning (but great smelling!) cream to your 13 year old, and you only bond giggling with them while trying out expensive nonsenses your mutual favorite influencer has been pushing. Sorry I was so cruel.

NP. How does this effect you? How does this person giving their daughter butt cream change what you do in your home?

And yes, I know it's affect, before you latch onto that vs. actually answering the question.

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Anonymous wrote:hoooooly crap some of your kids have expensive taste!!

+1 I love my sensible, non-materialistic teen girl so much. I’ve never even heard of most of these things.

Seriously. I’m so happy I have a nerdy bookworm who isn’t into name brands. She’s almost 13 and not on social media yet so maybe that’s part of it.

It's a huge part of it.

I grew up loving labels and we never had social media. We had magazines, commercials, and just looking at others in school and what was trendy. So pls stop on the social media

there will always be a reason some girls want trendy things and it is ok to normalize it. Guys are no different. 90% of them want Jordans

This is unhealthy materialism. Stop normalizing it.

Give me a break. It's been going on for 50+ years.

Why does that matter?

Why are you even on this thread? You’re a killjoy.

Awww, you only see joy in gifting $50 butt toning (but great smelling!) cream to your 13 year old, and you only bond giggling with them while trying out expensive nonsenses your mutual favorite influencer has been pushing. Sorry I was so cruel.

NP. How does this effect you? How does this person giving their daughter butt cream change what you do in your home?

It's okay to ignore them, PP. You know some people post here as a recreational activity, not necessarily to be helpful.

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Anonymous wrote:to the adults criticizing kids loving things that are trendy or name brand- they are trendy for a reason lol. I have fun talking about trends and getting excited over things with my DD.

Ignore them. They are the same misery lovers who found the pandemic to be NBD because they hate movies, restaurants, concerts, parties, kids’ sports, Disney, and talking to other humans.

Not kids’ sports and Disney. The rest I quite enjoy.

Perfect, you like having fun yourself, but, don’t like things that are fun for kids. It’s understandable that you wouldn’t enjoy buying your kids gifts either.

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Anonymous wrote:any hip lip glosses?

i get mine whatever looks fun and fruity flavored at target! even cheap stuff has cool packaging nowadays.

reading this all with interest!

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Anonymous wrote:to the adults criticizing kids loving things that are trendy or name brand- they are trendy for a reason lol. I have fun talking about trends and getting excited over things with my DD.

Ignore them. They are the same misery lovers who found the pandemic to be NBD because they hate movies, restaurants, concerts, parties, kids’ sports, Disney, and talking to other humans.

Not kids’ sports and Disney. The rest I quite enjoy.

Perfect, you like having fun yourself, but, don’t like things that are fun for kids. It’s understandable that you wouldn’t enjoy buying your kids gifts either.

You don’t sound very bright. It’s understandable that your kids are already getting taken in by cosmetic companies claiming their products make life more fun.

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Anonymous wrote:Get her the Lululemon jacket and Sol de Janeiro bum bum cream if you can afford it and your DD is a good kid. I can assure you she doesn't want the Amazon and Bath and Body Works dupes. Brands matter a lot to teens! We all remember what it was like at that age and how much it meant to have the right clothing/shoes/products.

+1 Did none of you beg for Guess jeans back in the day? It was all about the triangle on the pocket. Some teens may not care, but it's safe to say a high percentage do at this age.

No. Because some of us are old enough that we begged for Jordache.

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Anonymous wrote:I bought mine a drum set.

Yeah, I'm an idiot.

Electric or the old school kind?

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Seriously. I’m so happy I have a nerdy bookworm who isn’t into name brands. She’s almost 13 and not on social media yet so maybe that’s part of it.

Bingo. There's a huge difference in the kids who have access to social media and those who don't. Not always, but often. One of DD's teachers mentioned this fall that they can often tell the difference between kids with social media access and those who don't.

I don't buy that. Time over, American children have been influenced by their peers. They are watching each other. I honestly don't even believe half of you who claim your children don't know these brands or want them. They have understood your judgment and will just not ask you for them. That's totally different.