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Spring 2009
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21 comments:
Yikes. That's a tough one. Let me think on it and brew something brilliant for you;)
i tell my kids the truth: christmas is about Christ, and a day that we celebrate his birthday though he was born some other day. i tell them about the 3 gifts that Jesus got and what they mean. and i tell them that what Jesus wants if for us to to serve one another and on the day that we celebrate his birthday, that we give gifts to each other. we dont ask for things, but we think of things that we can give... it's really pretty simple when you just tell your kids the truth and it's even more meaningful and believing in things that are not true.
my last sentence was supposed to read "it's more meaningful to believe in Christ than believing in things that are not true"
I would tell her that since that is such a "BIG" toy. There is only so many that Santa can deliver at christmas because of room on his sleigh. So maybe she will be one of the lucky ones but just in case what would her second choice be.
Are you kidding? she only has a little bit longer to believe in Santa....let the magic live as long as it can!! If the pony is not in the budget. Totally blame the space on Santas sleigh. -OR- another option would be to have grandparents pitch in if possible. Good luck!
You could tell her butterscotch broke her leg and had to be put down. That's the life of a show pony. :)
Do you always get what's on the list? If so, you're screwed. :) Honestly, I don't know. Maybe tell her that Butterscotch can't live on base?
Just lie. Lie lie lie. Anything you have to do to not spend that kind of money.
I'm just kidding. Brody keeps asking for a crane. We bought him a Tonka truck and we are trying to get him sold on how cool a Tonka truck is. He still wants a crane. I told him he's not getting one. It's that simple. I told him not to ask Santa for a crane because he's not getting one. But he's only 3- he won't remember any of it next week.
My entire life I asked Santa for a dog. That seriously could have been my only present and I would have been in heaven. Did I ever get one? No. Did I still have great Christmases and feel like the luckiest girl at the end of the day? Yes. If it does sadden her day, I like Des's suggestion. Seriously...ponies don't fit in sleighs and the can't fly like reindeer...What's Santa to do?
Wow Sarah, that's a tough one.
And, Abby's a smart kid because she knows that Santa's got no other choice then to bring her the ONLY thing she asked for.
But if I were you I would tell her that she should ask for other things, just in case Santa can't find one of those ponies in time for Christmas.
Or, you could wait until she does something bad, like fight with Andrew (does she fight with Andrew? She's such a good girl so I can't imagine her initiating any conflict), or just being disobedient in general, and tell her: "Santa just called to tell me that he saw what you just did and he won't be bringing the pony."
Okay, not really. Because if you do she'll probably need years of therapy.
Mayah really, really wants a pink princess watch. Which Is Aaaawesome considering the one she wants is only $5 at Walmart. But, she and Malia have seen Butterscotch at the store, and they really love that dang pony. I tell them that Butterscotch lives at the store and we can visit whenever we like, but she can't leave the store, ever.
Oh for the love! :) Get her a smaller pony and tell her the girl in the picture was a doll or a midget.
And I'm with Des TOTALLY! Lying? No. There is a Santa. Believe. Keep the magic alive!
I gotta go with Des, Kylene, and Monique - it SIMPLY can't fit on Santa's sleigh!!! Or some similar workshop- or delivery-related issue like production issues at Santa's workshop or too big for the tiny elves to lift up or whatever - she'll only believe for a little while longer, so use it while you can!!
BTW, our neighbor has Butterscotch, and although cute, she got bored with it quite quickly. In my opinion, not enough playing time to justify that cost. If I'm spending $200 on my kid's gift, it better entertain them for MANY MANY MOONS.
Pool your money and grandparents money, get the girl the dream toy! :)
Oooh! Oooh! I know! Tell her that Butterscotch started biting other kids/Santa/reindeer and got put in time out and told she wouldn't get to go Abby's house because Abby is too nice to want a mean pony. It's the classic "Old Yeller" excuse...
Seriously though, she really will probably be sick of it rather soon, and although it's fun to sometimes just get them what they want (even if it's stupid) it's not worth it at that price. Rylan is getting the stupid doll that swims, but it was only $30 and I can stomach that. $200? And that size? Not so much.
I'll pitch in $20!
Ha ha... but don't tell her that Butterscotch broke her leg!
Sarah you are in big trouble. That is What Abby told me she was getting. Oh boy!!
So What are you going to do??? We are all dying to know.
She didn't want some kind of Hannah Montana or HSM paraphanielia? That would have been so much cheaper!
I gotta say, I hardly ever got what I asked Santa for and I'm not in therapy (altho, thinking about it now, maybe that would help :D) I definitely think you gotta let her know that Butterscotch needs lots of room to run and your house and backyard are just not big enough for that.
To everyone who says buy Butter "Nut" Scotch I say you are CRAZY!! You all know we would buy it and within less than 24 hours Abby would figure out that it is a big stuffed waste of time and then feel bad for convincing "Santa" to bring some over sized pony for Christmas. Then she would cry for being a manipulator. Look now you made my little girl cry. I curse you Butter "Nut" (shaking my fist in front of my face and squinting my eyes for effect)
*No animals were harmed in the reenactment that just happened in my head.
Go Perry! Wave your fist. I'm serious about the smaller version though. Find one that other kids can fight over. A REALLY cool smaller version. One that makes sound or something cool. ANYTHING is better than a $200 waste of space. OR have Santa get her a gift card to pick out her own horse within a certain price range. Her choice... :)
I think Perry just yelled at me. You know I would NEVER buy a toy that cost $200 dollars.
But, what I shamelessly do is call the favorite grandpa, email him a link to Colson's Dream Toy - a $118 Star Wars lego contraption, and say something like this: This is Colson's dream toy, but WE'RE not buying it. What happened?? Grandpa called, "I'll get it for him, but it will be birthday, too." Sweet. Who's the manipulator now??
By the way, Colson did say Wal-mart lied because it says "Everyday Low Prices, and that toy is a lot of money." Good point kiddo.
Hope you all have a Merry Christmas, and I can't wait to see the results of this dilemma!
We need an update! DId she get it?
Of course she got it!!! In a place called bizarro world...I hear it's a nice place, monkeys are the people and the sky rains gum drops. Also Butter Scotch is the the queen of all ponies.
No, we figure if we just ignore her request she'll just forget about it with all her other hopes and dreams. The best part of Santa is that I can blame him for any Christmas mishaps. Thanks Santa!
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