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I am such a big kid. Really. Especially around Christmastime. I've always loved Christmas.
I bought myself an early Christmas present yesterday. I thought I would feel guilty - perhaps even ashamed - about this purchase, but I don't really... okay, maybe a little. I went to Circuit City and bought a Gameboy Advance. They had the red ones on sale (it comes in red, blue, silver, and black - now, why only the red was on sale, I have no idea - red is a great color!). The only games I bought for it are old games I used to play on Nintendo as a kid that I look forward to re-visiting.
If I'm a kid, though, I guess I also need to parent myself, and set limits on how much I allow my inner child to play it. Actually, my parents didn't have any limits for us... I guess as long as our homework was done? I don't even remember. But my brother and I were such WONDERFUL CHILDREN that we didn't need to be pestered about our responsibilities.
I want to get some newer games too, but those are more expensive and they can wait since I don't yet know what I'm missing there.
So, hmmmmmm, let's see.... I won't let myself buy the dining set I want from IKEA until after Christmas, possibly even until my tax refund checks come in, but I can buy THIS no problem. Oh well - my bills are paid, my cats are fed, Christmas presents are all bought (though not entirely paid for), I suppose I'm allowed some whims every so often. To justify it even more I am buying extra stuff for the kids we're sponsoring for Christmas at work. I suppose the big kid in me also loves buying children's stuff NOT for me. If I ever have kids they are going to have way too many toys, because I will want to play with them myself!
I bought myself an early Christmas present yesterday. I thought I would feel guilty - perhaps even ashamed - about this purchase, but I don't really... okay, maybe a little. I went to Circuit City and bought a Gameboy Advance. They had the red ones on sale (it comes in red, blue, silver, and black - now, why only the red was on sale, I have no idea - red is a great color!). The only games I bought for it are old games I used to play on Nintendo as a kid that I look forward to re-visiting.
If I'm a kid, though, I guess I also need to parent myself, and set limits on how much I allow my inner child to play it. Actually, my parents didn't have any limits for us... I guess as long as our homework was done? I don't even remember. But my brother and I were such WONDERFUL CHILDREN that we didn't need to be pestered about our responsibilities.
I want to get some newer games too, but those are more expensive and they can wait since I don't yet know what I'm missing there.
So, hmmmmmm, let's see.... I won't let myself buy the dining set I want from IKEA until after Christmas, possibly even until my tax refund checks come in, but I can buy THIS no problem. Oh well - my bills are paid, my cats are fed, Christmas presents are all bought (though not entirely paid for), I suppose I'm allowed some whims every so often. To justify it even more I am buying extra stuff for the kids we're sponsoring for Christmas at work. I suppose the big kid in me also loves buying children's stuff NOT for me. If I ever have kids they are going to have way too many toys, because I will want to play with them myself!
