With the holiday season approaching, many parents are trying to figure out how to make this year a success amongst the chaos that we are all experiencing. For me, this means trying to teach my daughter how to be a decent human being, in her eyes being a thief with grand larceny on her school record is a non punishable offense. Mind you, she is in 3rd grade. All the while, my son is just now getting over his tantrums and stopped cussing in school which is amazing, this one is 5 years old.
What do you do with this? "Oh here my dear sweet child, here is a $200 toy that you will destroy in a matter of a month! Santa decided you stealing from 3 stores in a 2 week period is totally ok and you deserve nothing but the best this holiday season". Well, me being a mean mom this isn't going to happen. She will be lucky if Santa brings her anything. She needs new jeans and maybe a set of books to sweeten the blow, but what is the point of Santa clause if she gets whatever she wants? Let's not judge now though, she has had this issue for a long time and has been spoiled through it all. This year is where we start pumping the breaks on her getting her way, and showing her what its like to actually lose things. There are high hopes that after this year she will make better choices and not end up in jail as a teenager because, as she would say, "I wanted too".
Now for the boy, he is my wild child. He tries really hard to do good, but struggles with keeping his energy contained. His first year of preschool was a rough one, partially why I'm a stay at home mom. The bosses wouldn't like me having to pick him up from school weekly for cussing out his teachers or spitting at them. Yeah... That ones mine. Christmas for him shouldn't be too rough. He straitened up quite a bit so mean mom can retire this holiday season for this kid.
The purpose of Santa clause is to instill excitement, joy, and kindness in children correct? Then why are we spoiling our children for being naughty? I am for buying my daughter gifts from the family of things she needs for Christmas, we are making sure she isn't being left out, all the while not giving her things she wants in order to teach her to make better choices in the future and make a change so the following years will be better. I may be considered a mean mom, but am I wrong?
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