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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So we've devolved from kids shouldn't want fancy sneakers or iPhones, to kids shouldn't want guac?

OP, what is your end goal here? If you want to control it, you can. It sounds like you've already laid a guilt trip on your DD. You really need to journal on this, and then journal some more, and then some more until you have some clarity. [/quote]

I used a strawman example, but the larger question I was trying to pose is do you try to instill a sense of want in your kid?  Or do you give them everything on a silver platter?  My kids know we only buy things on sale and that we buy what we need, not every luxury we feel like.  We drive older cars and us our phones into the ground.  My DS wanted a pair of resale Nikes that were $300.  I told he he'd need to get a job and buy them with his own money, even though we can afford it.  That motivated him.[/quote]

But, depravity for depravity’s sake isn’t helpful. Do you mean you don’t ever indulge yourself?! Or are you allowed since you work? Are $300 sneakers the same as guacamole? What if they order a veggie burrito (cheaper w no meat) and then want guacamole? Where do you draw the line? Are you fine with them working if their grades suffer? (Both my kids worked, but I’ve seen this argument here and wasn’t stringent around grades.)

I still think you need to decide the end goal here. I’m also not sure why you need to crowd source this. You can make a decision for your family even if it’s unpopular. [/quote]

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