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Dec

Gifts and Greed

   Posted by: MotherHen   in Extra-Categorical

I must confess.  I watched tv a few days ago.  Do you know how horrible tv looks to eyes that aren’t jaded by it day in and day out?  I used to be a daily tv watcher, but not anymore.

Anyway, it was  that Funniest Home Hurt Yourself Show and they had a whole segment on spoiled children being ungrateful when opening their Christmas gifts.

My jaw is still hangin’ open.  I’m sorry, why would anyone do that to a child?  And then be so amused by it as to want to share the humiliation entertainment with THE WHOLE TV WATCHING POPULACE???

I think the answer has to be ignorance.

Parents who are ignorant of how to prevent the ungrateful feelings in their children in the first place.

And parents also being ignorant of the fact that children can be grateful and will be happier to have fewer gifts.

It just takes all the “special” out of it if you over do it.

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5 comments so far

Kristen
 1 

I completely agree with you. We have to be constantly on guard against commercialism and ingratitude with our kids.

December 11th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Brooke
 2 

my hubs and i are talking about just doing 3 gifts for our kids (like the wise men) whenever we have them. if that’s all they know, they won’t know to be disappointed.

December 12th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Jill
 3 

I agree, how ridiculous!! I think the Parents need to mature and grow a brain!

December 12th, 2008 at 11:20 am
Keeley
 4 

Oh my goodness, I can’t stand that “Funniest Home Hurt Yourself Show”. What a great name for it! I never understood what was so funny about a little child falling over, hurting themselves and crying. How could anyone laugh at someone else’s – especially a child’s – confusion and pain?

It really does take all the special out of it if you overdo it. I remember one year the children somehow managed to get a ton of gifts. I looked under the tree after we’d placed everything there and felt sick rather than excited. The children didn’t appreciate it all either; they got gift fatigue. What a waste! How much better is it to give a few well-chosen gifts so ALL the gifts are special and it’s easier to concentrate on what Christmas is REALLY about.

December 13th, 2008 at 9:53 am
mom2fur
 5 

It’s totally the parents’ fault when a kid acts like that. What about those creepy “Sweet 16″ shows where the daughters freak out if they don’t get exactly the right color car? That doesn’t come from a normal upbringing. It’s almost a kind of child abuse, because these kids can’t possibly be ready for the real world.
BTW, I can’t stand those video shows, either. I never did get the humor of laughing at others.

December 13th, 2008 at 7:34 pm