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A plan so cunning you could brush your teeth with it :)
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you bring up a very valid point z ... have to admit my son only ever had pocket money once in his life ... he soon realised that pocket money was not the way to go and never asked for it again ... my son is a capitalist most deff but he also doesnt like the whole sociological thing that one day per year we show our mothers we love them by spending ... he thinks you should show the people you love ( and that doesnt always mean mothers) that you love them every day .. i'm positive most kids do do this ( and i am not suggesting otherwise) but my son does not buy into consumerism ... and yet he is a capitalist ( amongst other things) ...
Capitalism and consumerism are different things. In many respects they are polar opposites. Capitalists make. Consumers (as you'd expect) consume. We are all consumers (look at your dinner plate), but only a small percentage of people make things.
The whole thing of "you must spend for emotional gratification" is an interesting one, but that encompasses a load of stuff from makeup to flowers to "gotta buy a house"."Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
Dragooonski hellooooo.
Bob and all mother's hope you are being thoroughly spoiled.:):TAiming for a minimal spend 20220 -
Have you seen the Story of Stuff? It is full of inconsistencies but makes my students think. http://www.storyofstuff.com/
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Funnily enough i never encourage my children to spend anything on me at all. They did this themselves, and not a Hallmark card amongst them.:) I suppose they wanted to put a smile on my face and it was thoughtful of them to buy me something they knew i would like. I take it as a compliment that they did so.
I am just as happy hearing good news, having a phone call or a text and i love all my handmade cards from when they were little- i still have little things like that because it was made with love and i can still see their happy shiny little faces when they proudly presented them to me.
I agree it can be a consumerist day and i love hearing about thoughtful little things that children do for their parents every other day of the week as well.
Blackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?
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You are a lovely mum. You remind me of William D he is a great father. He made me cry today he wished me a happy mother's day. What a sweetie pie.Aiming for a minimal spend 20220
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you bring up a very valid point z ... have to admit my son only ever had pocket money once in his life ... he soon realised that pocket money was not the way to go and never asked for it again ... my son is a capitalist most deff but he also doesnt like the whole sociological thing that one day per year we show our mothers we love them by spending ... he thinks you should show the people you love ( and that doesnt always mean mothers) that you love them every day .. i'm positive most kids do do this ( and i am not suggesting otherwise) but my son does not buy into consumerism ... and yet he is a capitalist ( amongst other things) ...
They sound alike in a lot of ways:D
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Beanie am i allowed to hug you or does it hurt?Aiming for a minimal spend 20220
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It doesent hurt sw!
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
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boredofbeingathome wrote: »Funnily enough i never encourage my children to spend anything on me at all. They did this themselves, and not a Hallmark card amongst them.:) I suppose they wanted to put a smile on my face and it was thoughtful of them to buy me something they knew i would like. I take it as a compliment that they did so.
I am just as happy hearing good news, having a phone call or a text and i love all my handmade cards from when they were little- i still have little things like that because it was made with love and i can still see their happy shiny little faces when they proudly presented them to me.
I agree it can be a consumerist day and i love hearing about thoughtful little things that children do for their parents every other day of the week as well.
and that sounds great to me bob ... as i say it makes me very happy to hear people being appreciated which you more than deserve
z never actually thought about it that way ... but as usual you are right ...0 -
Just a brief update on spends today.
£1.09 for 4 lovely cards from Barnado's they had a sale on:D
£1.10 on potatoes as the bag i had is a bit mouldy and i will take it back to farm shop:o:o
Off to update sig.Blackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?
Still lurking around with a hope of some salvation:cool:0
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