Material Girl

Sary is a little person I know that is an obvious statement but she is a little person that is influenced by everything she sees and hears and feels. When mommy is sad because she lost her special new cell phone what does that tell her about the value of stuff? I lost my phone on Thursday and Monday she asked me if I was still sad about my phone. I told her “No I realized there are more important things in life than some silly old phone.” Sary said “But it was your new phone!” “There are more important things in life than my silly new phone.”


Sary and I were at CVS yesterday and in the spirit of being better I told her she could only choose one treat while we were there. (She was home sick and had gone to the doctor so a treat was in order.) We went up and down the aisles and she wanted a $4 balloon that was starting to deflate and I convinced her that the bag of balloons for $1.89 that mommy could blow up was better. We were walking toward the front and she said what else do you want mommy. Nothing just your treat and your medicine. After several more negotiations we walked out with medicine, balloons and a candy bar because after talking her out of three more things the candy bar at the counter was too big of a challenge. (So what did we learn here: no does not mean no and Mommy is weakest at the counter.)

She started crying last because she wanted to have her silly straw cup. The silly straw cup that we put back at Target a week and a half ago because she chose window clings instead. Then she said but you wanted me to have it. Yes at the time I told her that it was a better choice but she seems to have lost that somewhere in the translation. (So what did we learn here even when mommy goes through with the one treat at a time Sary still feels ownership over everything we traded out?)

I am worried that I am raising a materialistic child. This last year has been tough to say the least and I have been using my strength elsewhere and fighting the gimme monster has been low on my list. Time to do better.