Benbens moneymaking adventure

ZTD

benbenandme wrote: »

I got a bit of an earful from my mum and my sister because I hadn't spent much money on him, I am fine with what I've got him but it hurt that they think I'm being mean

Only the loveless put a monetary value on love.

hypno06

Presumably it would have been ok if you said to your sister and mum "ooh, and I bought him this brand new, not yet available on general release, cross country train which cost me £120"?

Bah.

benbenandme

Probably yeah Hypno, crap isn't it :rolleyes: My mum wanted to buy him his own dvd player :eek: :eek: and couldn't understand when I said no, he's only 6, he doesn't need one / doesn't have his own tv / hardly watches tv anyway :rolleyes: :rolleyes: She just kept saying, yes but he hasn't got one ... he hasn't got a lawnmower / microwave / rocket grenade / car / mortgage or lots of other things either, he's a child !!! :mad:

benbenandme

I think they mean well, but mum looks at my sisters kids who have everything under the sun, then compares ds to them, she fails to understand I don't want ds to be spoilt :mad: :mad:

skint_spice

benbenandme wrote: »

I think they mean well, but mum looks at my sisters kids who have everything under the sun, then compares ds to them, she fails to understand I don't want ds to be spoilt :mad: :mad:

I don't want my DS spoilt either and I think it's important when you are on your own and have no other children. You are paying off your mortgage which will be of much greater benefit later when DS needs help with funding college/uni or getting his first home or car, putting up with their pish now will help free up the money when it is needed.

ZTD

benbenandme wrote: »

Probably yeah Hypno, crap isn't it :rolleyes: My mum wanted to buy him his own dvd player :eek: :eek: and couldn't understand when I said no, he's only 6, he doesn't need one / doesn't have his own tv / hardly watches tv anyway :rolleyes: :rolleyes: She just kept saying, yes but he hasn't got one ... he hasn't got a lawnmower / microwave / rocket grenade / car / mortgage or lots of other things either, he's a child !!! :mad:

Can I have his rocket propelled grenade present? Can I? Can I? I'll be really really good...

twinklie

Benben my OH was a trainspotting child and LOVED your list of gifts. He said he would have been made up with that and that a DVD player would have meant nothing to him (not that they had them in his day)!

Was talking to my nephew about it (he's 14). He thought it was brilliant that you'd got all that so cheap because now he can have a party too! Best of both worlds! He just wishes his folks would think that way!

benbenandme

When I saw some of the carp ds has been given by ex and his family I suddenly feel an awful lot better about what I got him

ladypinkof66

benbenandme wrote: »

When I saw some of the carp ds has been given by ex and his family I suddenly feel an awful lot better about what I got him

What did they get your ds ? Was it anything exciting at all ? BENBEN

benbenandme

they gave him a fireman sam sticker book (he's 6, he liked fireman sam about 3 years ago :rolleyes:), a cuddly toy of a guardsman from london (no idea why?), and a "my first" remote control car from elc, again very nice but about 3 years too young for him :rolleyes: :rolleyes: apparently thy gave him money as well but daddy kept hold of that :rolleyes::rolleyes: