My Mr. 8 came home from school unhappy yesterday. He declared that everyone in his class got better ‘stuff’ for Christmas than he did. According to him the kids in his class got kindles, cell phones, and I pads. I assured him that I was certain that they did not ALL receive such gifts and that maybe there was some exaggerating.
Today I was in his class room. I talked to his teacher and to some of the other teachers and parents about what the students claimed to have received for Christmas. And let me tell you I was shocked and appalled. One little boy got 15 new x-box video games in addition to clothing, Legos and money. These games cost about $50 a piece and can be scratched just by looking at them.
Another girl now has a kindle and a new Play station 3 game system (she has 2 siblings who also now each have their own kindle). Uh what about when they drop it it the toilet because they wanted to read while going potty. You can’t just dry it out and disinfect it.
Others reported on new 3-d Nintendo ds handhelds along with games for their old ds. Wait! More than one ds per child? Can you play more than one at once?
I pods and new laptops of a variety of sizes and colors for elementary school kiddos. What happened yo coloring books and crayons? FYI My Mr. 13 has left his mp 3 (that I paid $20 for) outside in the snow and has washed it more than one–it still works. I won’t buy him an ipod because I’m not sure he is ready to keep track of one. Only my Miss 17 has a cell phone and the boys know they won’t get one before they are 16.
I haven’t even heard what the middle and high schoolers got. Seriously?
Am I missing something? My Mr. 8 got 1 new video game for Christmas along with some small toys and a new book. According to several articles, consumers spent $700 on gifts this year–but if these kids are telling the truth, that number has to be much higher. Either that or I misread it and people are spending $700 PER PERSON on gifts!
I think it is completely out of control. What do you think?
