I'm backing up to Christmas for a moment. My children had a good Christmas. Everyone received the gifts they wanted most. Or so I thought until after we had visited with cousins and showed the spoils with each other. Sarah got everything she had asked for. And by everything I mean everything. And then some. She was happy until she saw that three of her younger cousins received either an iPod or tablet. Estelle got an iPod as well. She asked for one. After that Sarah wished she had an iPod too.
I didn't feel too sorry for her. She is only seven and she had never even once mentioned wanting one. Maybe she thought I would have said, "You're only 7 and you're not getting an iPod." But maybe I wouldn't have. I'm to the point where I don't necessarily want more electronic devices in the hands of my kids, but I don't want any more toys on the shelves and the floor of my house either. So maybe I wouldn't have. Right now I'm not sure what I would have said.
But fast forward to today. I got a new iPhone for my birthday and I still have my old one. It does not have service, but could act as an iPod. Emma has been trying to get her hands on it since December.
Destry found an iPod for sale with a broken screen for about $20 and a new screen costs as much. Spencer and Destry have learned the ins and outs of replacing broken screens and have the tools to do so. Sarah had some money and we asked her if she wanted to use her money to buy one herself. She did. The one Destry saw initially was sold by the time we discussed her buying one.
Emma had the brilliant idea of Sarah buying her iPod and then she would buy my phone. Destry felt like Emma was getting away with too good of a deal for the price she wanted to pay. We agreed on $80. Still $20 less than what the Sprint store would have given me. Sarah bought the iPod for $50. The reason this transaction didn't happen sooner was because Emma was $10 short and hasn't been interested in doing $10 of extra chores until today. She cleaned out the fridge. Yay!
After the transactions were complete and the electronic devices were in the hands of their new owners, Sarah proudly exclaimed,"Hooray! Now I don't have to be embarrassed!"
"What was there to be embarrassed about," I wondered?
"There are kids in my class and my 3 younger cousins who all have an iPod or tablet and I didn't have one."
Really? She is pretty carefree and while I knew that at Christmastime she felt left out, I had no idea she had been this bothered by not having her own personal electronic device. She only plays one game, "Minion Rush." Very well I might add. She is looking forward to texting her cousins and sending "random texts" to her parents. Other than that, she has little use for it. But at least now she doesn't have to be embarrassed! And I didn't even have to buy it. It's a "win, win." Sweet!
I didn't feel too sorry for her. She is only seven and she had never even once mentioned wanting one. Maybe she thought I would have said, "You're only 7 and you're not getting an iPod." But maybe I wouldn't have. I'm to the point where I don't necessarily want more electronic devices in the hands of my kids, but I don't want any more toys on the shelves and the floor of my house either. So maybe I wouldn't have. Right now I'm not sure what I would have said.
But fast forward to today. I got a new iPhone for my birthday and I still have my old one. It does not have service, but could act as an iPod. Emma has been trying to get her hands on it since December.
Destry found an iPod for sale with a broken screen for about $20 and a new screen costs as much. Spencer and Destry have learned the ins and outs of replacing broken screens and have the tools to do so. Sarah had some money and we asked her if she wanted to use her money to buy one herself. She did. The one Destry saw initially was sold by the time we discussed her buying one.
Emma had the brilliant idea of Sarah buying her iPod and then she would buy my phone. Destry felt like Emma was getting away with too good of a deal for the price she wanted to pay. We agreed on $80. Still $20 less than what the Sprint store would have given me. Sarah bought the iPod for $50. The reason this transaction didn't happen sooner was because Emma was $10 short and hasn't been interested in doing $10 of extra chores until today. She cleaned out the fridge. Yay!
After the transactions were complete and the electronic devices were in the hands of their new owners, Sarah proudly exclaimed,"Hooray! Now I don't have to be embarrassed!"
"What was there to be embarrassed about," I wondered?
"There are kids in my class and my 3 younger cousins who all have an iPod or tablet and I didn't have one."
Really? She is pretty carefree and while I knew that at Christmastime she felt left out, I had no idea she had been this bothered by not having her own personal electronic device. She only plays one game, "Minion Rush." Very well I might add. She is looking forward to texting her cousins and sending "random texts" to her parents. Other than that, she has little use for it. But at least now she doesn't have to be embarrassed! And I didn't even have to buy it. It's a "win, win." Sweet!
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