Just wondering

[Sharon]

If you have a 5 year and she wanted to be Dora. You buy her a costume and add to it some. She then changes her mind as of this morning and wants to be something else. Do you a) rush out and buy or make another costume either for her not wanting to ruin a Halloween for her "fond memories collection" or b) do you teach her a lesson in decisions and consequnces and have her go as Dora and stick with the original plan?

C) Explain to her that there are millions of starving kids in Africa who don't have Halloween. She can put on her Dora outfit and go trick or treating or she can sit at home.

 

[FromTexas]

What are you smoking?

Somebody's ashes. Everyone was lightening them up in chit chat.

 

[dems4me]

Somebody's ashes. Everyone was lightening them up in chit chat.

Maybe it was second hand smoke :shrug:

 

[FromTexas]

Maybe it was second hand smoke :shrug:

One hand at a time.

 

[crabcake]

If you have to ask, you shouldn't be a parent.

This is a good lesson in choices and commitment. She chose her choice; someone paid a price for that choice; she needs to stand by her choice.

End of story. :shrug:

 

[Nanny Pam]

If you have to ask, you shouldn't be a parent.

This is a good lesson in choices and commitment. She chose her choice; someone paid a price for that choice; she needs to stand by her choice.

End of story. :shrug:

 

[somd whisper]

This is easy. She chose Dora. She has a Dora costume now. She will be Dora tomorrow. Without further discussion or arguement.

Yeppers!

 

[BS Gal]

I'm still waiting to hear what Larry would have done. I bet he would have caved, got a new costume for the kid and Vrai would be upset. JMHO.

 

[mamissa3]

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[CandyRain]

So Dems, did she go as Dora?

 

[Dymphna]

This is easy. She chose Dora. She has a Dora costume now. She will be Dora tomorrow. Without further discussion or arguement.

My girlie (age 3) tried to tell me the morning of Halloween that she wanted to be something else. I told her it was too late and she could be something else next year. She gave me a cheery "Ok, Mommy" and that was the end of it.

 

[Dymphna]

I'd tell her that she doesn't have to be Dora if she has changed her mind but that you aren't buying another costume. If she wants to be creative and use something that is already at home then that can be what she wears if not, then she has no outfit and can't go collect candy ~ it's her choice.

Eff that. If I paid good money for the girl to wear an outfit one time, she dang well better wear it or she's not getting any candy and she'll be seeing that costume again next year.

That said, my girlie chose to wear a Cinderella dress that she got for her b-day last year and often wears for dress up, so I didn't buy anything. If she'd given me reasonable notice and really wanted to be something else we could work it out.

 

[mamissa3]

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I think u should tell me who u are to and why are u asking?

 

[ashliekay711]

i would have told her to just stay dora this year since you had everything already, and she could be whatever she changed her mind to next year