It’s that time of year again.
“Quick, hide them.” I screamed to my partner. “Don’t let the kids see them.”
Too late.
“MMUUUUMMMMM look what came in the mail.”
“TOY CATALOGUES,” both my kids screamed at me with enthusiasm.
Toy catalogues. The bane of my existence at the moment.
“I want a Frozen doll. The one that talks. It’s only $80.” Yep, ONLY $80…
“I want a big car.”
“I want a swing set.”
“I want my own iPad.”
“I want a laptop.”
Slow down right there children. You are five and six.
When I was six I wanted a stuffed dolphin toy from Big W that was $15 not my own computer.
Is it just me or have expectations for Christmas presents sky rocketed of late?
People are, literally, buying six-year-olds computers.
I remember a few years back asking my then eight-year-old niece what she wanted “oh something electronic". Of course you do.
I’m not sure whether it was Steve Jobs’ fault or simply the fault of parents giving into the exceedingly high expectations their children have.
It seems traditional Christmas presents are long forgotten. Toddlers are even already into electronic goods and expensive toys. And even if they aren’t into I devices or similar, a decent train track or doll can cost in excess of $50. Add two or three of those plus clothes, craft stuff, a DVD or similar and it’s easy to rack up a few hundred dollars in a blink of an eye.
