My son's 18th birthday wish list

victory

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Sammy85_2

victory wrote: »

His gf is giving him a watch engraved on the back with ' i love you, happy 18th' ah:D and a huge chuppa chup lolly:rotfl: no idea why but she seems to want to, so gf can get away with that and I have to provide the rest of currys/pc world/nike store/thompson holiday shop/bank account delete as appropiate/:rotfl::rotfl:

You dont HAVE to provide any of that for him.

He is (almost) 18. He is no longer a child and should learn that if he wants to demand these things he need to go out and earn the money to purchase them.

Get him what you want to get him, if he doesnt appreciate what you get him then he doesnt deserve that, let alone anything of the "list" of items he has told you he wants.

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make_me_wise

victory wrote: »

His gf is giving him a watch engraved on the back with ' i love you, happy 18th' ah:D and a huge chuppa chup lolly

Go one better and buy him the worlds biggest gob stopper

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victory

this one should keep him quiet:rotfl:

Sid_Wolf

my 18th present was a £60 watch, mum had got one for her 18th and so had my gran, so she wanted to carry on the tradition

Still have it, but the clasps broke, i need to get it fixed

Owain_Moneysaver

shop-to-drop wrote: »

Howsabout a tankard, pen or some cufflinks. Tell him you wanted to get him something to keep to remember the day by.

And if it's an engraved tankard he won't be able to pawn it.

I can't remember what I got for my 18th. I suspect it may have been a new briefcase for college, a few music cassettes (shows my age!) etc.

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swimsink

I come from a fairly well off family, both parents on relatively high incomes but not extravagant spenders which is probably why they do as well as they do. For every christmas & birthday both me and my brother got around £100-£150 spent on us and we were always SO happy.

For my 18th (last year) I got £500 and was beyond gobsmacked. I had asked for a bit of money in euros to take on mine and my daughters first holiday abroad.

Whether you are 'well off' or 'poor' he has no right to demand things from you and the more he demands the less you ought to spend I say!
Would you surely not (if money would allow) be more inclined to spend more if he was nice about it and perhaps didn't ask at all?


EDIT: may I also add that upon turning 18 myself and my brother are now deemed adults and now get small token gifts. I think this is good practise too, afterall as an ADULT (which i'm sure he will probably remind you that he is one all the time) he can buy all the expensive material things he needs with his own money now. Token gifts, a nice cake is all he needs!!