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<blockquote data-quote="1 Day At a Time" data-source="post: 110587" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>Our Christmas experience went off well - no meltdowns or drama noted. I've learned over the years that keeping all hands and minds busy on deck keeps the drama down :smile:</p><p></p><p>Watching the evolution of "gifting" with easy child and difficult child has been facinating. easy child has more than his share of ADD, and he took himself off of his Ritalin years ago. Everyone has just come to know and love him as the incredibly hyper guy. He finally "got it" about gift-giving when he was a junior in high school. He began to put together gifts for his wide group of friends - but nothing for his family members LOL.. As the years passed and a little maturity kicked in , he began to notice that he was getting gifts at home - but not giving them. He really began to pay attention to this two years ago, his second year away at college. We all have started wish lists at Amazon due to easy child's prompting - and he never really misses the mark now. His true love is dj-ing- he has two shows at the university radio station - one a talk show and one a musical show. He takes our ipods (or those of his friends) and loads them with music he knows we will all love. Honestly, that's the gift I love most of all !</p><p></p><p>difficult child is a whole other story. His social maturity is years behind his chronological age of 16. He is very, very sweet - but mostly oblivious. If he is reminded strongly - i.e. taken to the store with money in hand - he will buy gifts. I took him to Barnes and Noble to buy husband a gift (by the way, he was using his own money) and he just couldn't stop buying things for dear old dad! husband didn't remember to do the same - so Mom received no gifts. The jury is out as to whether or not difficult child will ever be able to do this on his own. Time and maturity may tell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1 Day At a Time, post: 110587, member: 3704"] Our Christmas experience went off well - no meltdowns or drama noted. I've learned over the years that keeping all hands and minds busy on deck keeps the drama down [img]:smile:[/img] Watching the evolution of "gifting" with easy child and difficult child has been facinating. easy child has more than his share of ADD, and he took himself off of his Ritalin years ago. Everyone has just come to know and love him as the incredibly hyper guy. He finally "got it" about gift-giving when he was a junior in high school. He began to put together gifts for his wide group of friends - but nothing for his family members LOL.. As the years passed and a little maturity kicked in , he began to notice that he was getting gifts at home - but not giving them. He really began to pay attention to this two years ago, his second year away at college. We all have started wish lists at Amazon due to easy child's prompting - and he never really misses the mark now. His true love is dj-ing- he has two shows at the university radio station - one a talk show and one a musical show. He takes our ipods (or those of his friends) and loads them with music he knows we will all love. Honestly, that's the gift I love most of all ! difficult child is a whole other story. His social maturity is years behind his chronological age of 16. He is very, very sweet - but mostly oblivious. If he is reminded strongly - i.e. taken to the store with money in hand - he will buy gifts. I took him to Barnes and Noble to buy husband a gift (by the way, he was using his own money) and he just couldn't stop buying things for dear old dad! husband didn't remember to do the same - so Mom received no gifts. The jury is out as to whether or not difficult child will ever be able to do this on his own. Time and maturity may tell. [/QUOTE]
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