Saw recently the suggestion on the best way to make sure the Christmas gift you buy your child is something they really want: have the child write down their wish on a list and post that list on the refrigerator door.
We tried that very thing when we were stationed with USMC in Millington, Tennessee. There were three lists on the refrigerator that year, one for each child. And we carefully explained before we posted the lists that the reason we were doing it was to give Santa something to choose from, that they would not get everything on the list, but it would make it easier for Santa to know what to bring.
Come Christmas morning there were four presents for each child, and yes, all of the items had been on the individual lists. But the youngest looked at her presents and burst into tears, and then got so angry it was incredible, throwing one of the biggest tantrums I’ve ever seen from a child of any age.
Turns out the entire month of December each time she saw something advertised on tv, no matter what it was, she had added it to her list. And for some reason she simply didn’t hear that part about not getting everything on the list.
So parents, be aware, this could turn out to be a real lose/lose situation.
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