Does she really need it? No! Can I justify spending that much? No! Does she even appreciate it? No! Will my husband kill me for spending again? Yes! Does that make her spoilt? YES!
When it comes to Birthday parties we appear to be a generation of extravagance. What happened to a few friends around for sleeping lions and musical chairs? Now it’s entertainers, Farms and play frames. Not forgetting party bags and helium balloons large enough to lift a small child. Then we start on the presents. I used to get one big present and a couple of small ones. Now it’s the big present which usually costs enough to pay a small mortgage on its own and every item going that’s in the latest craze. Our latest being Hannah Montana. Which in spending terms means Hannah make up, Hannah jewellery, Hannah cushion, Hannah bag, the list goes on! Sadly on and on. Every year I say I won’t do it again but I always do. It’s very sad that although I want to say no, when her friends on the playground are raving over something they have got I feel I have to give in and buy it too.When I do,she’s all exited, plays with it for about a week then it’s forgotten and gone to the land of endless forgotten toys. So as I look around at the toy shop I once called my home, I decide it’s time to unspoil my child. How I will do this I have no idea but if anyone has any tips feel free to let me know!