We have not had a real birthday in 2 years. I decided to get her a few things. Here is the list of things I got her for Christmas and what I will give her on her birthday. Tell me what you think:
Christmas Presents from Friends and Family and me:
Her Grandma gave her a IPod Classic, her grandmother actually gave IPod Classics to all of her Grandchildren with a $20.00 I Tunes gift card. She also gave the kids, a IDog and accessories for it.
Grandmother: Her other Grandmother took her to the mall before Christmas Eve and let her make her own bear at build a bear workshop, her Grandmother said that was her only gift.. She surprised her on Christmas with a new American Girl Doll! (Her 10th one!)
Grandfather: Her Grandfather went all out and bought her making kits, tie dying kits, you name it. He got her like 10 boxes and it had 3 per box.
Grandfather: He gave her plenty of gift cards, money and a wallet. He surprised her with clothing and blankets too.
Aunt: Her Aunt gave her a makeup kit. Lip Liner, Eye Liner, Eye Shadow, Cover Up, Lip Stick, Lip Gloss, Blush, you name it! It had different colors too…
Uncle: Her Uncle gave her a new pair of Converse and Crocs.
Aunt: Her Aunt gave her a Winter Wardrobe before winter, as one of her gifts, and for Christmas she gave her a board game and Uggs.
Uncle: Her Uncle gave her different little things. He gave her candy too and a cake maker.
Sisters and Brothers: He sisters and brothers put their money together to give her a new toys. You name it.
Parents: We gave her toys, roller blades, and a scooter. We also gave her sleds and snowboards, but we gave it to her before Christmas because of the big snow storm. For all her siblings and her, we bought a Wii with like 30 games.
Santa: Santa got her a few toys, a new oboe, a $100 dollar gift card to the mall, little things, school supplies, duct tape (different colors) board games, chalk, art set, jewerly maker, cosmetic maker, and a labtop. We also had new dvd’s and video games.
Here is her birthday list of things we already planned out, Her family calls in saying what they are going to get her, we give them money to buy it. They usually buy expensive things. Here is the list.
The Grandmothers (4 because my parents are divorced and my husbands parents are divorced) are going to give her a Summer Camp Application to Horse Back Riding Camp.
The Grandfathers (4) are going to give her a new pair of converse, a new pair of crocs, a new pair of uggs and some clothing for her. A new wardrobe.
The Aunts (6) are going to give her a DSI. She got a nintendo from them last year, with like 25 games and she is going to get a DSI and 10 new games. She will have like 60 games now!
The Uncles (6) are going to give her a new bike. Last year they split into 3 uncles per gift. One gift was a surf board, another was a dirt bike. Everyone in our family has ATV’s, dirtbikes and surfboards, so… They also are giving her fun things for the beach, since we are going to Hawaii this summer from June 20th to August 10th. Her Horse Back Riding Camp is June 10th to June 15th and August 10th to August 15th.
Brothers and Sisters (3) They are going to give her toys, and gift cards. They are also giving her art sets.
Mom: I am giving her a new puppy. She has a lot of pets. We have fish, goats,pigs, sheep, donkeys, horses, chickens, cats, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, bunnies and we are missing a dog. Her siblings requested some of those animals and we raise them together. We also have small animals like frogs and hermit crabs. We run a family farm so we have to have all of the barn animals and her siblings requested small animals and cats. We are getting a parrot/finch/dove for our farm for a Valentines Day present. She always wanted a dog. Last week I found a cute, small puppy that was 1 week and she is ready on the day before her birthday. We adopted it 2 days ago. That is her surprise. We are also throwing a surprise party for family and another for friends
Dad: Her dad is giving her a makeover to her room. He is painting her room and getting new furniture. He is also giving her a new television in her room with tivo and cable and a dvd player.
We have family friends who are sending her little computer games, things like that. She is also recieving a expensive piggy bank…
PLEASE DONT CALL HER SPOILED, WE DO THIS TO EVERYONE. EVERYONE LOVES HER AND WE LOVE THEM. SHE IS LIVING THE LIFE.
Lady, Are you insane? How are you going to top it for next year? Buy her a 3 ring circus? She gets a DSI and 25 games? A Wii and 30 games? Who does that!? I have a ton of extremely rich friends and they don’t spoil their children like you do. Pace yourself.
I hope you all have already set 100k aside for each of your children for their college funds. And I hope you are also having them spend some time in soup kitchens or homeless shelters or some place where they can understand that not everyone has their lives without wants or needs.
It is obvious that your daughter doesn’t do anything to have to earn what she wants. Trust me, in the long run, she will appreciate it much more if she works for it and although she is probably very sweet and loving child, you are doing her a grave disservice as she will grow up expecting everything without having to work for it. Tsk Tsk.
OMG… I just replied to your San Diego question, very nicely I might add, only to realize that it was the SAME person! Ugh, I deleted it. Shame on you. I started thinking, this is odd, both these kids are getting DSI’s and puppies. So I went back to the author and lo and behold there is good ol MUTT. Tsk Tsk Tsk.