Well, her exact words were Christmas and anniversaries (this Christmas and next year's anniversaries). I keep trying to tell her we should make them chip in. The Oahu trip I just told Dave about we pretty much financed, and it worked out okay.
Still, I don't think the kids appreciate it as much if they're not contributing to it. And having to help plan for it. It was like pulling teeth to get them to even do that, and they all wanted to go. I guess they thought they'd just magically show up some place and all would be laid at their feet. Silly children. :)
Silly children is right! I always found that mine appreciated the things they helped financed. Period. Suddenly those things became ultra-important and special...like so special I had to be careful touching them haha
It's amazing how that works, and not only for kids, but adults. Most of us have to learn that ideal at some point in our lives and then do the best we can to instill it in the next generation.
And it's also a balance, because the objects should not be so important that they overshadow everything else, or become an obsession. So, there's also the downside to avoid of all of this.
Interestingly enough, valuing something you have time, effort and money in applies to the blockchain, too. I wonder just how many people end up leaving after it proves to be more work than they bargained for because they were allowed in for free.
Some people take the free gift and use it to build themselves and others. Others use it to build only themselves. And yet others walk away from the gift, or don't appreciate it, because it didn't require effort to get it, and so they don't see the ultimate value in it beyond what they thought would be instant monetary rewards.
Wow, that took a turn. Guess I've been reading that topic a little too much in my feed this week. :)