yesterday was my birthday...yes, yes...thank you.
my children MADE me cards and bought me some dollare store garbage! i really had my heart set on some REAL PRESENTS! i threw a fit and and asked them how would they like it if i bought them garbage for this upcomming christmas. they are all upset and ruined my birthday. i think what really got to me was the cake they made....it just wasn't as pretty as a store bought one. can someone tell me if my children are doomed to be selfish and unconsiderated the rest of their lives? thanks.
2007-09-12 01:41:29 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
my kids are ages....3, 4, 6, 9, and 12.
2007-09-12 02:04:00 · update #1
spelling natzi...you're slacking. i misspelled dollar...
2007-09-12 08:23:13 · update #2
Quit whining for crying out loud, take the dollar store gifts, rewrap them and give them back to the kids for Christmas, nothing better than recycling,,,,that will help teach them to pick better gifts if theyre afraid they will get them back, as far as the cake,,,,,,,,,feed it to them for dinner until its gone!!!!!!!
2007-09-12 01:58:01 · answer #1 · answered by KatGotHerTongue 3 · 4⤊ 6⤋
ok, I'm going to say what no one else has said in their answer to this ignorantly stupid question! Your children are 3,4, 6, 9, and 12! First of all they are too young to have jobs and would have to get the money to buy your presents from you or someone else! So I ask you, who gave them the money to buy your presents and who bought the cake mix they made your cake with? Duh, of course not them, they are children, they can't work, therefore all they can afford is dollar store presents! Where in the hell are a 3,4,6,9, and 12 year old supposed to get the money to get real presents or a store bought cake Either you grew up rich and spoiled, or poor like the rest of us, but now have an attitude that you deserve everything! To answer your question, no I would not be mad, I would be ecstatically happy that my children loved me enough to make me cards and make me a cake all by themselves! I am living with bf and his son who hasn't been around me for very long, bought me a set of a necklace and 3 pairs of earrings at the grocery store for the 4th of July, he got it for a dollar cause it was missing one set of earrings and an earring from another set, so I had a necklace and 3 earrings! I cried when i got it, cause I was so happy that he liked me that much and I still have it now! You are supposed to teach your children love and respect and how it is more important to give than receive, not to be selfish! I would love to know how old you are and what you do for a living? Cause honey, unless you marry a rich a man, your not gonna get everything you want! You need to apologize to your children, hug them and tell them you love them! Your 3 and 4 yr olds don't even understand, they are too young yet! So grow up, and do us all a favor, keep your legs closed and don't have any more children! you don't deserve them!
2007-09-12 02:40:54 · answer #2 · answered by krogusta40 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I think your kids are doomed to be selfish and unconsiderate if they start taking after you. How could you be so cruel? They could have not given you anything at all. If anything, you should feel very special that they made you a cake instead of buying it. I think you need to be a parent instead of behaving like a child yourself. These are young children, what do you want from them? If I were them, I wouldn't do anything for your birthday again.
2007-09-12 02:47:22 · answer #3 · answered by **STAR** 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you act that way they will be, if you are a parent grow up and don't whine like a F******G baby. How old are your kids even? How much money do they even have? Based on you even asking that question, I'd say you are a BI@$H. I am a parent of two and sometimes it is good enough to accept the fact that they even take a time out to think of their parents. Give your kids a break and apologize to them.
Now that you show your childrens ages it proves you are a horrible slut of a mom. Do the world a favor and use birth control when you go out to the bars and walk the streets. You should be ashamed of yourself for treating your children that way. Were you drunk at your birthday party or stoned?
2007-09-12 01:49:25 · answer #4 · answered by Timothy B 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I would be furious. You gave BIRTH to these ungrateful little pigs, feed and clothe them, attend their school events. The least they could do would be to to spend some real money for your birthday and get you some decent presents and a cake that you could enjoy. You should ground the 12 year old for a month or two, who should have coordinated buying a beautiful cake and some nice presents for you. For the youger ones, tell them they won't get Christmas presents this year to teach them the value of the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you want them to do unto you. If they don't give you expensive presents, they can't expect you to spend money on them. Yes they are selfish and inconsiderate now, but you CAN crush this out of them if you respond quickly and forcefully now. Remember, spare the rod, SPOIL the child!
2007-09-12 06:40:17 · answer #5 · answered by Marc G 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I need to ask you something...in your home who are the children and who is the parent? If you are telling the truth here, you acted like a child, and a very spoiled one at that. Your kids spent the time to make you cards. They used the effort and creativity to make you something unique and special, to show you that they love you. You turned around and had a temper tantrum like a spoiled three year old. It takes a lot more effort to make a cake than to buy one. Have you not heard "it's the thought that counts?" Apparently not with the way you reacted.
The honest truth is that with that attitude you are lucky they even bothered. It is parental carelessness like this that kids remember for years. I hope you are happy.
PS - do you actually expect you will get support for your side on this? Good luck, because I have a feeling that a lot more people will echo my opinion than yours.
2007-09-12 01:57:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
First how old are your kids? It sounds like they at least tried to give you a decent birthday and you are to ungrateful for what they did. Homemade cards are meant to be sentimental as with a homemade cake. They are your kids and you act as if they should have treated you like a queen. Sorry wake up, I would feel fortunate if you got anything else from them after showing how lowly you feel about them. No they are not doomed to be selfish and inconsiderate, but they will probably choose to be that way with you. I bet you bought them aeropostle and american eagle clothes for their birthdays right. Also probably got them new ipods, computers, and the PS3/XBox 360. If I were your kid I wouldn't give you crap next year.
2007-09-12 01:53:28 · answer #7 · answered by dsrtrat 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Wow... so your kids went out of their way to try and give you a nice birthday and you ruined it... sounds like you're the selfish one to me. They took time to make you cards and a cake, and even went as far as to get you some gifts. I'm sorry your kids aren't rich and couldn't buy you the 2 carat diamond ring... GEEZ!! Grow up, and open your eyes, they tried to give you a birthday full of love, not materialist value. I would have taken that ANY DAY.
2007-09-12 01:48:59 · answer #8 · answered by Beatngu 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Give me a choice between a diamond ring or a macaroni card my kids made me it would be the card 100%
They are not being selfish thats you
2007-09-12 02:19:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off how old are they? They were being polite. At least they went through the trouble of getting you something at all. And bout the cake who cares if it wasn't store bought and beautiful it's just giong in your stomach anyways. You ought to be thoughtful that your kids went through the time and effort of baking you a cake. you need to tell them your sorry and get over yourself.
2007-09-12 01:54:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
i cried this bday, because my kids, 5 and 6 didnt get around to making my bday card until the day and oly because i suggested it. my husband, took no notice, did not take them shopping, even for a cheapy dollar store gift and i got no cake, if you want a bday, like everything else in mom/ wifes life, YOU have to plan it. im 30 this year, and could stand the thought of buying my own cake, and planning my own party, so i waited around to see if my husband would do it for you. the best i got was the kids waking up, saying, surprise, happy bday, you are lucky THEY thought of you, if it werent for the cards i suggested my kids to make, I would have had a worse day..yes, kids are inconsiderate, its all I can do to keep in touch with my own parents and have forgotten a bday or 2
2007-09-12 02:08:49 · answer #11 · answered by Evie 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋