Yes this this this. Yet another way in which I know I need to do better. I am much to quick to jump in and suggest different play or things to do. My oldest still gets annoyed when packages aren’t for him...I mean, what is that??
Along with what you've mentioned, I want to travel with him. Whether it's domestic or international - it's such a cliche but it's really true that some of the best learning is done through seeing how other people live and experiencing different cultures. And, when he's old enough, doing more volunteer work at soup kitchens, senior centers, animal shelters, etc.
RE: Cat & Jack pants, we loved those as well. The price is great and they hold up. There's been a period of a few years where I was patching up knees but at 8 years old that's tapering off. So I got nothing in terms of recommendations for other pants but there is an end to the holey knees!
I think about this a lot. I grew up struggling -- we rented, benefited from food stamps and free lunch, rarely went out to eat -- I was acutely aware that I did not have the same financial status as my friends from about 4th grade on. My son's life is not like that at all, and sometimes my lingering scarcity mindset makes me overindulge at times. I don't know what the balance is, but I appreciate your ruminations.
I relate to the challenge of trying to build a value system in my environment of abundance. I think it is also telling that the very book that tries to address this, How to do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, has been languishing in my Kindle library for months now.
Yes this this this. Yet another way in which I know I need to do better. I am much to quick to jump in and suggest different play or things to do. My oldest still gets annoyed when packages aren’t for him...I mean, what is that??
I've been thinking about this so much.
Along with what you've mentioned, I want to travel with him. Whether it's domestic or international - it's such a cliche but it's really true that some of the best learning is done through seeing how other people live and experiencing different cultures. And, when he's old enough, doing more volunteer work at soup kitchens, senior centers, animal shelters, etc.
RE: Cat & Jack pants, we loved those as well. The price is great and they hold up. There's been a period of a few years where I was patching up knees but at 8 years old that's tapering off. So I got nothing in terms of recommendations for other pants but there is an end to the holey knees!
I think about this a lot. I grew up struggling -- we rented, benefited from food stamps and free lunch, rarely went out to eat -- I was acutely aware that I did not have the same financial status as my friends from about 4th grade on. My son's life is not like that at all, and sometimes my lingering scarcity mindset makes me overindulge at times. I don't know what the balance is, but I appreciate your ruminations.
I relate to the challenge of trying to build a value system in my environment of abundance. I think it is also telling that the very book that tries to address this, How to do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, has been languishing in my Kindle library for months now.