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AIBU?

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To spend so much on ds for his birthday

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yippeekaiyay · 10/10/2011 12:44

Ds (age 5) has never really been one to play with toys. He likes to be on his bike/scooter/trampoline/playing at shooting basketball hoops etc.

When indoors (rare) he likes to play on his wii, dsi, paint/draw/colour in and watch films (I have got him in to all the films I loved as a child - neverending story/labrynth/drop dead fred etc)

Asked him what he wants for his birthday and he replied he wanted an xbox 360 with kinect. Its really expensive, so I am considering getting the xbox for birthay in november and kinect and games can come off santa

My mum thinks think is completely ott and ridiculous. That it is far too much to spend on a 5 year old and I should buy him somethingh for £20-£30

AIBU to want to buy him what he actually wants?

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squeakytoy · 10/10/2011 13:07

I think you should wait a while. At 5 he is not going to appreciate or be able to use the xbox fully, and as he already has a Wii, then surely that should be plenty at his age.

AIBU to want to buy him what he actually wants?

I wanted lots of things, but didnt always get them... thats called life!

worraliberty · 10/10/2011 13:08

Eyes down for thread Bingo

Tortoiseonthehalfshell · 10/10/2011 13:09

A personal computer for a five year old is totally unreasonable. Even before you add in the facts that he prefers playing outside, can't be trusted not to destroy his stuff, and ignores his other personal computers.

I mean, shit, what are you going to buy him when he's ten, at this rate? A bloody pony?

Pagwatch · 10/10/2011 13:11

This is all really odd.

If he likes playing outside let him p,ay outside.
If you want him to spend time as a family then find some outdoor games or sports that you can do together.
If he is destructive and destroys board games then don't just buy him stuff that won't break.

There is something I don't quite understand here.
Perhaps it will become clearer.

squeakytoy · 10/10/2011 13:11

I am failing to see why, if he is getting a bike already for his birthday, he actually needs any other big present.

Sounds like one very spoilt child to me.. :( ... If he doesnt have any respect for his toys now, why would you consider spending £300 on something that is likely to get broken too.

redskyatnight · 10/10/2011 13:11

Lego is pretty indestructible and always popular with this age group

My DC only really started appreciating the Wii (which was DH's) aged about 5-6 so I wouldn't necessarily trade it in just yet.

PumpkinBones · 10/10/2011 13:11

I wanted lots of things, but didnt always get them... thats called life!

Two words. Mr. Frosty.

The 80's was a cruel decade.

TakeThisOneHereForAStart · 10/10/2011 13:15

PumpkinBones - I had a Mr Frosty.

You weren't missing out on anything.

It was nowhere near as good as the adverts made it look.

The PlayDough Barbers Chair was much better.

hayleysd · 10/10/2011 13:15

Yanbu, your son and money your choice, my 6 year old has an xbox ( inherited from his dad) a wii, ds, blu ray player, iPod touch and use of sky etc, I work really hard for my money why shouldn't I buy him things he wants, better than a load of tat you'll end up regretting buying. Are there no good deals on to buy it as a package and just keep the kinect for Xmas?

hayleysd · 10/10/2011 13:17

Missed the bit about breaking toys, no i wouldn't buy them to be broken but if he looks after them then upto you.

herbietea · 10/10/2011 13:19

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JodieHarsh · 10/10/2011 13:19

YABU!

And my mouth will simply never unpurse

bugster · 10/10/2011 13:20

It's your choice, but as many people have said, it's great that he likes playing outside, a bike is already a speciL big present, a 5 year old will be happy with something much more simple, that kind of toy isn't really appropriate for his age.

PumpkinBones · 10/10/2011 13:20

TakeThisOne - I have secretly wondered if that might be the case. It was certainly true of my Fashion Wheel. Yet, I can't help that pang of regret!

cantspel · 10/10/2011 13:21

I can understand a child breaking/losing bits of a toy that he has no interest in as it has no value to him. He probably treated his bike, basketball hoop ect alot better than the board games as they were the things that he valued.

if you think he will value a xbox then get him one.

AmazingBouncingFerret · 10/10/2011 13:22

Did anyone actually get a bloody Mr Frosty??

sevensevenseven · 10/10/2011 13:22

YABU, you clearly have more money than sense.

squeakytoy · 10/10/2011 13:23

I didnt get a Mr Frosty either.. but I did have a Shakermaker

nethunsreject · 10/10/2011 13:23

Nah, no Mr Frosty here.

Or Play Doh Barber chair.

Slacking9to5 · 10/10/2011 13:24

Ah, do I detect the faint hint of Spoiltious Brattiatus?

If he destroys stuff, he needs to be taught not to. By you, with consequences. Which would not be buying him overpriced expensive gadgetry.

Olivetti · 10/10/2011 13:26

I got a Mr Frosty. And, I'm sorry to say, it was shit!!

lljkk · 10/10/2011 13:29

...drip.... drip.... drip...

notso · 10/10/2011 13:29

In the first post you say he likes to play on the Wii when indoors, then later you say he won't notice it is gone.

It's up to you. I always associate X-Box with teenage boys and Chris Moyles, I didn't think there was much game choice for younger children.
However people just seem to buy Children exactly what they want these days regardless of cost, or how appropriate the item is for the child age.
It just seems weird to me.

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yippeekaiyay · 10/10/2011 13:31

he has never broken his ds or the wii, it seems he likes to break fiddly toys/games etc. I have a cupboard in the living room for family games that he is not allowed to get out unless he has permission and is supervised for this very reason.

his dad - my exp is getting his bike, I am no part of that

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MyNameIsLola · 10/10/2011 13:31

I would not be buying him expensive consoles at that age, regardless of whether he destroys stuff or not.

We have a wii, but that's DH's and my seven year old plays on it occasionally now. He has a DS now too and I think that's more than enough gadgetry for a young child.

I soooooo wanted a Mr Frosty. I was a bit me at Fashion Wheel too, although I loved my spirograph!

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