Leverage.
Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 08:26PM They're here. The boys all saved and saved for the past year...saving allowances and Christmas money and birthday money and tooth fairy money, lol. And now they're all the proud owners of these three new iPods:
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To say they're excited would be an understatement. :)
(Yes, Noah started this whole thing with his purchase last year on his birthday. He hadn't actually planned to buy this latest iPod (as he's saving for a Mac) but couldn't resist when he found out about the new bells and whistles. And, obviously, it just wouldn't do for his younger brothers to have iPods cooler than his, lol.)
So. It's not what *I* would have spent the money on, but it was their choice. I'm choosing not to look at it as a huge time suck and a means for my seven year old to kill zombies in Minecraft. ;) Instead, I'm choosing to see an opportunity for teaching time management (I fully intend to find a family calendar app to keep 'em all in line)...responsibility (obviously...we've already gone over a number of rules)...and maybe even some educational stuff (yes, I have a list of apps I may require them to get and use, lol). And. Perhaps most importantly, when I look at these iPods, I see leverage. Bwaahaaahaaa!
Reader Comments (1)
Oh boy, at least they had to save up for their iPods! We have a similar source of leverage in our house. Both of my girls (now aged 3 and 6, but at the time they were 2 and 5) got iPad 2's before Christmas last year (so they would have them on their flights to Oregon to visit the grandparents). And no, it was not me who bought them, it was said Grandparents who bought them! The girls LOVE that they can Facetime with their Grandma and Opa, and they play games, and watch movies, and take pictures, and draw and paint and read and and and.... and when they get into trouble, there is no greater leverage in the WORLD than the phrase "do I need to take away your iPad?" LOL! Enjoy the added power it gives you - it just might go to your head! ;-)