Lucas has been wanting a Nintendo DS for awhile now.
I want him to be older before he starts getting things like that. I have my reasons.
Every once in awhile he will bring it up to me. This last time I told him that maybe when he is 8 he can have one. I thought about it for a minute and then I added that if he wanted to save up his own money, I would let him get one at 6.
We discussed how much they cost. He was hoping for $10 so that he could have a little extra. Unfortunately when we looked it up it was way more.
When I was at Target this past weekend I found one of those old school water games--the ones with buttons that make bubbles to move the things around. I bought it for him to be funny!
When I got home, I told Lucas that although I didn't get him a DS, I did get him something to hold him over until he did get one. I really thought that when he saw it I would get an eye roll and an "Oh, come on, Momma!" Instead, he was so excited about it!
He thought it was the greatest thing! I was surprised and so, so proud. What a great kid he is. Of all the reasons why I don't want him to have things like that, he gave me the very best reason. I want him to really enjoy the simple things in life and be really appreciative--even if it's only a $.99 present.
Someday he will get those fancy kind of presents, but not right now.
