She Wants The World

I took my daughter, Mikayla, shopping the other day. I needed ideas for Christmas gifts. I told her we were going to Toys R Us "just to look". I told her that the purpose for the trip was for her to pick out anything that she wanted, to show me, and give me ideas for Christmas. I figured her out very quickly. She wants the world, as long as it comes in a pink box. She was so funny. Every aisle that we walked down, she picked out every item that was pink or was in a pink box. I asked her at one point, "Do you even know what that is?" She smiled and said, "No, Mama. What is it?" I had to laugh at her. My point here is that she wants everything and anything. As a parent, I choose to only buy her a minimal amount of toys and unnecessary items. Her dad on the other hand, buys her a lot of the things that she wants. A lot of the toys sit on the shelf, or on the floor, and are never played with. I feel that this is just absolutely wasteful. I also feel that this is a bad lesson for her. I think that she will always expect everything and never learn how to work for what is necessary in life. Being in different households, with different rules, hopefully will give her a few morals to work with. It's his house and his rules. He can raise her how he chooses. It's my house and I can raise her how I choose. The key to all of it is communication and working together to raise a happy, healthy, and successful little girl.