Shoutbox

I understand what you are saying Rolando, and of course, not everybody and every situation is the same. However, in my experience, online, and offline, most people (children/teens especially) only care for the most expensive gift, they don't mind whether they'll use it for long (most likely it's a few months then "eh, this isn't cool anymore"), or whatever else. It's a bit like a competition between some of them ("oh I got a Wii, it's really cool" "haha! I got a Wii AND an Xbox!").

I know some parents do love their children and want them to be happy, henceforth buying them whatever they want, and this too, annoys me. The more they get, the more they expect. I know that this comes from my own personal situation, but I feel, having had "no" said to me a lot when growing up, I have learnt to look after my things, to appreciate the smaller things, and to not want as much.

I feel this comes across in Christmas with a lot of other people who have had their every whim and fancy catered for, that they cannot realise maybe they should be happy with simply being healthy and loved, and for once, they just want, want, want. Like I said, not every situation is the same, but all the people I go to school with, and a lot of people I've seen online, they can't think "well... my parents love me, all my family and friends are here for me, maybe I should just be happy with that", they're more like: "OHMYGODAWII! MUM I WANT THE WII! I want the Wii! And an Xbox! Don't you love me, Mum? If you really loved me, you'd get me these things." It's like they feel their parents love HAS to be measured in physical gifts.

I hope I make sense. xD Not attacking you either, Rolando. <3 I still think your name is awesome.