So it goes like this:
I love, love, love my new set – I’m building, building, building –
hey! I’m done! I’m so happ-Wait! Look! There’s stuff I don’t have! Mommy, I need this one! And this one.
And I like this one best of all…
As I’ve said before, having kids is like seeing human
nature, but exaggerated, and very dramatic.
For some people, the temptation of stuff is wanting to be
That Guy – the one with the cool boat, the cool motorcycle, whatever – more
toys than the Next Guy. For
others, it probably has to do with meeting a need that has nothing to do with
whatever is in the shopping cart:
the retail equivalent of comfort eating. And maybe some folks just don’t have good discipline; they
see, they want, they buy.
I’ve fallen into the last two categories most often. I’m satisfied with never being the Girl
With The Most Toys (or biggest house, best dressed kids, etc.). I am thankful for what I hav-Hey! Is that a new Nordicware cake pan? Darn!
The application for me is spending less time in the store,
and more time using what I have.
When I’m blue, a cup of tea will go just as far as a shopping
excursion. A cup of tea in a
teacup I already have, that is…
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