We do our best as parents, but there is no manual. So here is a lesson that I learned about preparing your kids for life and the reality that life is not fair. In addition, I’m providing some links to videos on the worst parenting advice other moms have ever received. You know, just to make you all feel a little more normal.
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You are adorable!!! Great advice! Life can’t always be equal.
My older brother’s first wife did that crap. She had a daughter from a previous marriage and on my nephew’s first birthday, as we were watching this beautiful child open his first gifts, a huge deal was made about his older sister getting presents, too. I said it was wrong, but my bro’s in-laws didn’t care.
Chris and Brittany both grew up to be very spoiled adults who have a helluva time living in the real world. I have to add that my nephew was not allowed much contact with our family after his mom divorced my brother. Otherwise, we would have made sure that he knew life wasn’t fair and tried to at least balance the damage his mom & her family were doing.
My daughter is taught this and I think it makes her, and kids in general, more resilient.
This is fantastic advice! We have four sons and we handle the birthday issue by doing this. The birthday boy gets gifts. Also, he picks out (at the store, with his own $ if it’s an older boy, our $ if it’s a younger boy), one “brother gift” for each of his brothers. These are small tokens, just a “Thanks for being my brother” gift and each of the boys look forward to picking those out before their birthdays.