[quote=bearishgurl][quote=walterwhite]I was talking about a local riot w my kids and the prospect of looting at the mall. We all agreed there was basically nothing we wanted there, even for free.[/quote]

You raised your kids well, scaredy :)[/quote]

I second that, BG. Scaredy, awesome and awesomer!! You need to make a video on values to focus on when raising children.

Reminds me of my oldest (now almost 30). When he was 7, we were guests at a small brunch given by friends who were of a somewhat shallow nature, but made up somewhat for their lack of depth by entertaining us with elaborate tales of the “must haves” that they were in the process of purchasing. In fact, attending these gatherings was akin to being a spectator at a tennis match, your head moving back and forth to the one-upmanship going on between the guests, while you keep asking yourself, “What am I doing wrong that I can’t even begin to think about spending this kind of money?” I should add that I was very young at the time….

At any rate, my 7 yr-old son had been in another part of the house for a while, when suddenly I saw him coming back down the stairs, looking a bit down in the mouth. I asked him if anything was wrong, and why he wasn’t playing with the other kids. He said that he had been. “But then Chip started talking about the new car they were getting, and that it was imported, and Heather began bragging that they were getting a new car that cost more, and Chip said that they were getting a boat, too…..It just got too boring, so I came down here to see if there was anything going on.” He then looked around at all the adults, rolled his eyes, and got up to leave. Then he turned around and said, “I don’t understand why they’re even talking about this stuff. They’re acting like THEY’RE buying it, when it’s their parents, buying a whole bunch of they can’t afford so they can pretend they’re better than each other, Boring!”

When I recovered my composure, I was so proud. Kid was clearly ahead of his time.