Things i wanted to buy for piper today:
-a potty chair that looks like a princess throne (check)
-big girl underwear to motivate her to use the princess potty (check)
-stickers for bribery (check)
-skinny jeans (didn't buy any today....because i ordered her some yesterday)
-baby doll (again, didn't buy today because i ordered her one yesterday...for her birthday...or valentine's day, if it gets here on time, which i doubt it will)
-coloring books
-entire set of 6-inch sesame street plush dolls...at 9 dollars a pop.
-a trip to disney world
-minnie's masquerade dvd
-books
-other books
-a sparkly purse
-more stickers
-full-priced clothing
-expensive hair bows
-hooded towels
-converse tennis shoes
-frye boots
-christmas pajamas for next year (check)
-new bedding set
there were many, many more things that i can't remember right now.
anyway, it is weird. i mean i've always enjoyed shopping, especially for piper, but i feel like now that she has preferences and recognizes and likes certain characters, i am even MORE inclined to want to buy everything in sight. luckily i have shown SOME restraint (and would hardly ever dream of buying her...or myself...or anyone...full-priced ANYTHING). i mean, notice all the things that DON'T have (check) next to them...
i guess a potty chair and accessories aren't too big of a luxury purchase. plus if they teach her to not use so many diapers, it will actually be a real money-saver.
so that leaves jeans (not so bad i guess, when you consider she currently has one pair of jeans that fit her properly) and the doll (which is just cute, and which i paid 6 dollars for...including shipping, and which is know she will love!!!)
ok i don't feel so bad about the stuff we DID buy, just about all the stuff i WANTED to buy. oh well. she DOES have a birthday coming up...she probably won't be getting that trip to disney world...but maybe a coloring book...and maybe even some more stickers, if she's lucky.
2 comments:
i have the same problem...but mostly to buy stuff for myself :)
good luck with the potty training!
Ha ha - I have the same problem with my kids (especially Joss) but then I have to remind myself that a (not-quite) two year old doesn't really even care what she has. Sure she has some preferences, but... really? I mean, are we going to have an absolute meltdown if I don't buy her something that I probably want for her more than she wants it herself? Yeah, if we do, we've got bigger problems than spending problems :)
Mostly I want to buy stuff for my kids because /I/ want them to have it... like I want to buy my almost 4 year old an ipond nano (the new touch ones). Because he likes music... but still. Really?
If we do, though, we'll probably buy one on ebay or something :)
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