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Let me tell you , I would look at that kid and say "Well I hope you enjoyed yourself because you are going to be working that off for awhile " Parents are so focused on being their kids friend these days that they are scared to parent . I would have also spanked her butt because children don't learn anything by thinking they are cute and mom wont punish me cause she thinks that she wont be my friend anymore . I'm sorry no this child deserves a spanking and then some and yes she would not keep any of the toys at all if that were me . This mom is not raising her child to learn anything by letting her keep some of the toys and thinking what she did was cute and got them on tv . Mom is a media pig and she is teaching the kid to be one too .yes I can see mom crying in ten years and saying where did I go wrong ?
Last edited by phonelady61; 12-30-2016 at 06:37 AM..
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Mom should have had the daughter help wrap them, then go with the mother to a shelter to donate ALL of it. Have the girl hand over all of the toys herself to charity.
I agree. I think the fact that she was allowed to keep the toys is absolutely disgusting.
Right? She may not have understood the value of money but that was totally scheming. That was nothing sneaking your snacks in the shopping cart at the store. You knew your parents could remove your stuff at any time.
This kid was like here is the stuff I want and I am getting it delivered at home. Then got it all for Christmas. And clearly she understood a lot about how online shopping works.
Kids scheme, who knew!
I'm trying to figure how one can sleep through having someone get your phone and use your thumb to to unlock it and then shop for 13 items without waking up.
I'm trying to figure how one can sleep through having someone get your phone and use your thumb to to unlock it and then shop for 13 items without waking up.
Kids that age do have a basic understanding of right and wrong, and they also have at least a basic understanding of money. But "right and wrong" is a rather malleable concept at that age. And when they want something, they want it, and they will try hard to figure out a way to get it. Thus, little Ashlynd knew what she wanted (the Pokemon cards), and knew where to find them (on Amazon), but was stymied by an obstacle (her mom's fingerprint being the only means by which to access the phone, and thus, Amazon). Her clever, if devious, little mind figured out how to overcome the obstacle and get what she wanted. I give her credit for ingenuity.
The problem here isn't so much Ashlynd's duplicity, but rather her parents' failure to correct it. Kids do a lot of things wrong at that age; that's to be expected. It's the parents' job to correct it. As has been suggested upthread, Ashlynd's parents should have had her wrap the presents and donate them to Toys For Tots or some other worthy organization. And then, mom should put a passcode on her phone and not let her daughter use it for awhile. Let the girl see that there are consequences to doing the wrong thing. That's how she'll learn. Depending on how contrite the girl was, I might have let her keep one or two of the cards. But not the whole thing.
Except for the part where they are calling her actions "cute" and making her a Media darling with her picture all over FB and the news. They seem to be sending her mixed signals by making her a star.
Although she was clever for doing what she did, she's using her cleverness inappropriately. That kind of thing needs to be nipped in the bud. I would remind her of who makes those kind of decisions in the house (her parents), and then send all the toys back.
No way would I let her get away with that kind of behavior. It's not "cute" at all. It's something that is very likely to evolve into entitlement, lying, and stealing if not checked.
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