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I like all the good ideas, but I wanted to add, all the toys your son has came from someone and somewhere, didn't they? Why would the former foster parents be the only ones prohibited from buying toys when whoever else is supplying all the toys isn't prohibited?
I've seen this same statement come also applying to birth mothers "our kid has everything he/she needs!"
I know we mean well when we say that our kids have "enough" of whatever it is, but I think what comes across is "they don't need it from you" or "I don't it want it coming from you."
A gift is expression of good feeling and love in the form of an item of the giver's choosing. Rather than limit and direct it, I think in general, when people give gifts, unless they are inappropriate or dangerous, we should just accept with a gracious thank you and a big hug.
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Heidi, Mom to 2 boys, 1 through stepparent adoption and 1 bio, both hilarious.
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