Toys For Christmas
Some things do not change from one generation to the next. These are the occasions that the best memories are made from. There are also some things that we want to do differently from the way our parents did things. The things that we want to change are probably those that have created hurtful memories for us. Every one of us has had good and bad experiences in childhood, and the key is to move on from our past and create happier memories for our adult years.
Some of the experiences that may have caused good or bad memories is the types of toys for Christmas that we received. I have both kinds of memories that I reminisce about concerning the toys for Christmas I received over the years. When I was seven years old I wanted a Barbie doll. The dolls had come on to the market the same year that I was born and my name is Barb. When I was younger my family and friends called me Barbie. So many of my friends owned Barbie dolls, I thought I should have one. My parents did not have much money so my mother did a great deal of shopping in discount stores.
She was the queen of brand products. That year for Christmas when I opened my present I found that I did receive a doll. It was the same size as a Barbie doll, but it was a Vivian doll. This was the cheaper off brand version. The Barbie doll clothes fit the doll. The difference was that the Vivian doll did not have the same feet so the high heeled Barbie doll shoes did not fit. Also the face looked different. Needless to say, I was very disappointed with the doll. I did not think that the couple of dollars that mom saved was actually worth it. I do not remember any other toys for Christmas from that year.
I think that my mother realized from that episode that cheaper is not always better. I never did enjoy playing with that doll. From then on it seemed that we received brand name items for our toys for Christmas. Now that I am a parent I make sure that my children have fond memories of the holidays. They do not all the toys that they put on their wishlists because moderation is a lesson I want them to learn, but the things that they do receive are high quality and specifically what they ask for. I am sure there are things that they will do differently when they parent their own children, but hopefully the hurtful memories they have from when they were children will be few.
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