Uh,oh! My son has now the idea of the value of money. Yes, we are trying to explain to him that we could not buy all the things he wants because we could not afford it somehow. Also, he knows that I am working late at nights for extra income. I did not know that he would understand it this early. Well, not in a matured manner but he always asks now if we already have money to buy his toys.
We went to a family reunion and many of our relatives gave him cash. He was very happy. He told his Dad that we should drop by the mall. Upon seeing the toys that he was eyeing for quite some time now, he said,” let us buy that now! I have money!”.
I got my bonus today (yippeee!) and my husband and I were discussing a while ago regarding the expenses for the Christmas dinner. I gave him my share and my son saw it. He said, “Give me more money, Mom. I want to buy more toys!”.
Oh, no! I did not want this! I do not want my son to be like that. I do not like him to have that perception.
It is indeed hard to mold a child to grow up to be a good person. Things that we do or say would be instilled in their young minds whether we consciously want them to do so or not. I guess, we really have to think first and be careful on whatever we do especially when this little man of ours is around.
