Every christmas there is a toy that is hard to get and people turn to eBay and pay hundreds of dollars to get that toy for their kid. This year, the toy is called a Hatchimal. The only reason I know about this toy is because when the Toys R Us catalogue came to our house this year, for the first time, I gave it to Miss P and asked her to circle some things she would like Santa to bring her.
So she sat down and circled some things. I half expected the entire book to be circled but alas for a first timer she kept it minimal. One of the things circled was a Hatchimal. In my great exploration of Target's cheaper toy department I found out they didn't have these Hatchimals. So I went on Amazon and they were priced high and then I went on eBay and they were going for over $250 bucks. Looks like I found the popular toy.
Then I read this story (see picture below) about parents who are writing apology notes from Santa about these toys and it made me mad. This is how I know the world is completely screwed up...when parents sit down and write an apology note to their kid for a gift they can't find because they don't exist on toy store shelves...only in eBay accounts. How about teaching your kid that they can't have everything they want.
That perhaps they have to work for it if it is something they really want. I am so sick and tired of this world where people sit by and let their parents pay their way through life. This apology letter is the end result of giving our children too much. Would it be nice to get the toy, yes but is it a necessity of life? No.
Somewhere over the last generation or two, people are so used to amassing "stuff" that they forgot about hard work, about earning it for yourself and finally, self respect. I also think manners are missing and empathy but that is another story. I really want to smack some people and tell them they are only hurting the ones they are trying to do everything for.
Anyhow, chulk this article up to another one of those things that "I just don't get in today's world." Grow the fuck up. Have some balls. You are not your children's friends. You do not have to buy them everything. They will not die if you don't.
An Excerpt from Scary Mommy Blog...
Parents are having Santa “apologize” to kids for not getting them a Hatchimal
The Hatchimal is the hottest toy of of the 2016 holiday season, which means it’s nearly impossible to find anywhere. With less than a month until Christmas, some parents are still desperately stalking the aisles of Toys R Us hoping to score one of those coveted eggs. But other parents are taking a different approach. Rather than risk disappointing their child if they can’t find a Hatchimal before December 25th, they’re preempting their kid’s Christmas morning tempter tantrum with a written apology letter from Santa Claus.
Honestly, give us a break.
So she sat down and circled some things. I half expected the entire book to be circled but alas for a first timer she kept it minimal. One of the things circled was a Hatchimal. In my great exploration of Target's cheaper toy department I found out they didn't have these Hatchimals. So I went on Amazon and they were priced high and then I went on eBay and they were going for over $250 bucks. Looks like I found the popular toy.
Then I read this story (see picture below) about parents who are writing apology notes from Santa about these toys and it made me mad. This is how I know the world is completely screwed up...when parents sit down and write an apology note to their kid for a gift they can't find because they don't exist on toy store shelves...only in eBay accounts. How about teaching your kid that they can't have everything they want.
That perhaps they have to work for it if it is something they really want. I am so sick and tired of this world where people sit by and let their parents pay their way through life. This apology letter is the end result of giving our children too much. Would it be nice to get the toy, yes but is it a necessity of life? No.
Somewhere over the last generation or two, people are so used to amassing "stuff" that they forgot about hard work, about earning it for yourself and finally, self respect. I also think manners are missing and empathy but that is another story. I really want to smack some people and tell them they are only hurting the ones they are trying to do everything for.
Anyhow, chulk this article up to another one of those things that "I just don't get in today's world." Grow the fuck up. Have some balls. You are not your children's friends. You do not have to buy them everything. They will not die if you don't.
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