tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11942752.post8154594385319857133..comments2023-10-26T10:17:54.935+01:00Comments on red mum: RM colum January 11 - Growing up too fastRed Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02471648634218431820noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11942752.post-25236141973573130592008-05-06T21:04:00.000+01:002008-05-06T21:04:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11942752.post-48460181526394644822008-02-04T11:30:00.000+00:002008-02-04T11:30:00.000+00:00I completely agree with you here Redmum. It is ve...I completely agree with you here Redmum. It is very difficult to be a young person in today's society, the pressures are immense, and not just from their peers either. It's very sad:(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11942752.post-55038390851958944372008-01-25T17:06:00.000+00:002008-01-25T17:06:00.000+00:00My 6 year old was given her first Bratz this year ...My 6 year old was given her first Bratz this year too by a friend. I accept that theres no way we can hide these things from them, they exist in society. I hate that they look so unhealthily skinny, is there not a healthy looking doll with realistic proportions rather than the tiny waist and huge plastic surgery boobs??!! I was glad that later she said to me 'I don't like Bratz', but at the same time I don't want her to just copy my likes and dislikes. So I told her the reasons I don't like them.<BR/><BR/>Our girls get one gift from Santa, and another from us (her parents). When we go to parties we normally bring home made gifts, and for their birthdays we normally request home made or token gifts. It can be difficult to stick to this, especially when we attend parties where the going away gift for visitors is more expensive than the gift we have brought for the party girl! Personally I value something home made more than something bought ... a hand painted card, or a box of biscuits ... the children just love making and receiving these things.Irish Sallygardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15682576300979531727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11942752.post-30424324030239304002008-01-25T11:07:00.000+00:002008-01-25T11:07:00.000+00:00@Deborah: I dont know if it is because some women ...@Deborah: I dont know if it is because some women have their children later. Even if I did have a lot of money I really hope I would not spoil herself absolutely rotten.<BR/><BR/>And (hangs head) the Young Wan did have a bratz doll, though I agree with you, I hate them adn think they are dreadful looking things. But they were a present from someone and at the time 'THE' toy every wee girl in her class had. (this was when she was about 12). So I hadn;t the heart to say no. <BR/><BR/>I dont think it is old-fashioned to think that way at all. Its probably harder to maintain with everything that is flying around, ie other parents, kids, the media, everything is bombarding our kids with lots of different messages.<BR/><BR/>I suppose we have to trust our parenting to guide them through with the minimal of disruption if you know what I mean.Red Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471648634218431820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11942752.post-88102768100555064112008-01-24T15:41:00.000+00:002008-01-24T15:41:00.000+00:00Could not agree more redmum! One of the blogs I r...Could not agree more redmum! One of the blogs I read, I thought she was a very sound person, until she mentioned the iPod her almost 6 year old got for Christmas, and then the fact that she needed to remove "My hump" from it!!!! I was appalled. I always thought of myself as pretty forward thinking, but since having kids I guess I am sort of old fashioned! Those Bratz baby dolls scare the life out of me. Dressed and made up like hookers and marketed to three year olds? Does this not concern anyone else?<BR/><BR/>Do you think the attitude of these kids can be attributed to people having children later? People having kids in their mid-thirties are likely to have a lot of expendable income, compared to people like me! ;-) I just hope it won't be a problem for my kids growing up surrounded by kids with designer clothes and iPods! I'm already trying to figure out how I'm going to get the oldest to school next year with only one car and not living far enough away for the bus. *SIGH*Deahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673929531689315157noreply@blogger.com