Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't move the bar on your DS after you promised something and he achieved the bar you set. That would be so demoralizing.

That's a great point, thank you! I told DS that we would get him a laptop this weekend and he has one picked out.

Get the cheapest one you can get. $300 one. They break so easily.

I wouldn't move the bar on your DS after you promised something and he achieved the bar you set. That would be so demoralizing.

DS has been struggling in school and we told him we'd buy him a new mid-range laptop if he buckled down and got good grades on his recent tests (as a bribe). He did and he did. Now we're wondering if this weekend would be a good time to buy a new laptop. Could we tell DC that we will buy him a higher-end laptop at the end of the school year if he keeps getting good grades? Or will laptop prices be impossibly-priced then? Any guesses?