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Carol Perkins: Just a Little Something Grandparents are the main culprits in grandkids buying habits The next earlier Carol Perkins column: Carol Perkins: Why all the fuss about the lake? By Carol Perkins "Could I just get a little something?" We adults have trained youngsters to expect to get what they want most ofthe time. That doesn't mean it happens immediately, but often they wearparents down until they cave. Because we start buying for them beforetheir birth, we actually are setting a tone for what will follow as theyage. Yes, it is our fault that kids want and want, and grandparents arethe main culprits. Guy and I spent four days with our Texas grandchildren and acted like twofools. When I visit alone, customarily I arrive empty handed and take each one ona little shopping trip. They have grown to expect this. I give them abudget and they pick what they want. Sounds reasonable, but nothingreasonable actually occurs. We usually go to a toy store, but this time we went to Learning Express,which is actually a glorified toy store. I took the youngest firstbecause he wasn't in school. The way he maneuvered through the storetold me it wasn't his first trip. Immediately, he chose avoice-enhancing machine. All the way back to his house he yelled intothat machine. Guaranteed to dry up a battery quickly if the on/offswitch was not turned off, I was hoping Noah would forget to turn it off. Sure enough, the next day it would not work no matter how much he shookit. "Jon, wait until I am gone to put in a new battery!" When Eme and Luke learned that Noah had already had his trip to lavishland, they couldn't wait to go, too. Eme chose special hair bows thatcouldn't be found just anywhere, according to her. Knowing she wouldlose them within a day or so, I tried to talk her into something else.Didn't work. Luke chose a small magic kit and a wand. That meant Iwould be watching him make coins disappear and cards vanish with oneswoop of the wand. My word about the budget stuck for a day, but then other things came up.We went to a movie. In Austin, a movie, popcorn, and drink are a day'swages for the workingman. "I bet they won't want popcorn after justeating dinner," Guy said as we entered the theatre. I knew better. They made a beeline for the concession stand and happily carried theirown little tray of popcorn, drink, and fruit drops through the lobby. Hedid put the law down on Milk Duds. Friday night was my only time to be with Eme alone so when I asked herwhat she wanted to do, she took her pose and said, The MALL! "What isone thing you really want," I asked as we walked from store to store,window shopping. "A feather." Now, most of you know that she didn't want just an ordinary feather; shewanted a Steven Tyler hair feather. Eme is six. So, we found a salon,plucked a feather, and left with her pink and black feather flitteringfrom the side of her hair. She would soon learn that hair chalk is thelatest "thing" but at the moment she proudly flipped her hair to show offher feather. Luke and Noah wanted their night out with me, too. "Where do you want togo?" "Target!" Here we go again, I thought. Luke's birthday is May 6, so I let him pickout his birthday present. Naturally, Noah wanted something, too. "Justa little something," he said. Papa Guy fell for that one. "Pick out alittle something." On the way home with the boys, I asked them what was their favorite thingto do. Luke said to do magic. Noah (he's four) said, "Buy things." Of course, it will be just a "little something." - Carol Perkins This story was posted on 2012-07-08 11:29:06
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