I think I am ruining my kids and let me tell you why. They are well cared for. I don’t think they have ever wanted something that they didn’t get. They might not have got it right away, but they did get it within a few weeks of mentioning that they wanted it. (All things within reason of course!) They have experienced Seaworld, Disney World, Disneyland, a Disney Cruise, Six Flags, Legoland, NYC, LA, water parks and SO MUCH MORE. I didn’t get to go to ANY of those places as a child. They are involved in sports and have tried many other things such as gymnastics, dance, and Girl Scouts.
My girls don’t appreciate anything anymore. I fear I have ruined them. What my hubby and I meant to enrich our girls has ruined them. It’s not until I am around kids who DON’T get to do all of these things that I realize how much my kids take for granted. It breaks my heart. I honesty wanted to build memories in them and fear that I have created brats instead.
How do you handle this balance? Giving your kids the life you never had, yet not so much that they take it all for granted?
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