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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 449483" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Well, I just burned the girl's ears over the school supply deal. And I made it clear I'm taking her to the fairgrounds for clothing ONLY, not school supplies. While I was at it I also made it clear that around here if you get caught "double dipping" from multiple places for either xmas or school supplies you <strong>will get banned</strong> from all of them. In this small community people have very long memories. I was tactful, but not especially nice about it.</p><p></p><p>husband and I have been through plenty of very lean years, and years we did without. ONCE I used the program for xmas. It was when katie was living with us when Kayla was an infant......and due to that there was NO extra money for anything. Demand here is always high, so they didn't get much, but not much is better than nothing. husband and I cut down in other areas and scraped up enough to buy a couple of other things to fill it in. No way would I even begin to consider taking extra of what little they had to give out so that some other child might do without. omg</p><p></p><p>Step, I so hear you on that. Our family often picks a family in need to help at xmas. We chose carefully due to that sort of thing. Last year was katie's kids.....next year it will be another family. AND I plan to get katie's kids involved with working for money at Nana's or making the other family something for their xmas. </p><p></p><p>Katie's response was she wanted extra's because Alex destroys book bags ect and Evan doesn't take care of anything either. My response, they'd better learn or they'll do without, or YOU'LL buy it.</p><p></p><p>She posted today on fb that Evan cut up either Alex's or Kaylas blankets and sheets. These were brand new from the store. I think I'd have been tempted to beat the child. At the very least it would be the last time he'd be allowed upstairs except for bed and all scissors and the like would be put away and used only under direct supervision. And I told her so. </p><p></p><p>These kids aren't destructive because they're difficult children. (and the boys are definitely difficult children) They're destructive because of lack of parenting and the fact they've never had anything long enough to develop an attachment to them. They expect everything they have to be gone without warning and somehow magically restored (to some extent) later down the road. ugh I have visions of all 3 of her kids growing up to be major hoarders.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 449483, member: 84"] Well, I just burned the girl's ears over the school supply deal. And I made it clear I'm taking her to the fairgrounds for clothing ONLY, not school supplies. While I was at it I also made it clear that around here if you get caught "double dipping" from multiple places for either xmas or school supplies you [B]will get banned[/B] from all of them. In this small community people have very long memories. I was tactful, but not especially nice about it. husband and I have been through plenty of very lean years, and years we did without. ONCE I used the program for xmas. It was when katie was living with us when Kayla was an infant......and due to that there was NO extra money for anything. Demand here is always high, so they didn't get much, but not much is better than nothing. husband and I cut down in other areas and scraped up enough to buy a couple of other things to fill it in. No way would I even begin to consider taking extra of what little they had to give out so that some other child might do without. omg Step, I so hear you on that. Our family often picks a family in need to help at xmas. We chose carefully due to that sort of thing. Last year was katie's kids.....next year it will be another family. AND I plan to get katie's kids involved with working for money at Nana's or making the other family something for their xmas. Katie's response was she wanted extra's because Alex destroys book bags ect and Evan doesn't take care of anything either. My response, they'd better learn or they'll do without, or YOU'LL buy it. She posted today on fb that Evan cut up either Alex's or Kaylas blankets and sheets. These were brand new from the store. I think I'd have been tempted to beat the child. At the very least it would be the last time he'd be allowed upstairs except for bed and all scissors and the like would be put away and used only under direct supervision. And I told her so. These kids aren't destructive because they're difficult children. (and the boys are definitely difficult children) They're destructive because of lack of parenting and the fact they've never had anything long enough to develop an attachment to them. They expect everything they have to be gone without warning and somehow magically restored (to some extent) later down the road. ugh I have visions of all 3 of her kids growing up to be major hoarders. [/QUOTE]
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