To ask how you cope with pester power?

[malificent7]

Dd is 8 and im finding myself under a lot of financial pressure due to being a single mum on a low income.
Dd loves to shop, loves clothes etc and always wants something.
If a friend has something she wants the same too.

I try to avoid shops annd of i do i warn her not to beg.
Aibu to find pester power intolerable?

I've been thinking about this for a couple of days and I know lots and lots of children in this age bracket and now of them would do shopping as an activity. So I'm really not sure how this situation arises of her asking for stuff in the first place. Where is she finding out about stuff she doesn't have

I agree with Bertie. It does sound as if you might be projecting something on her if she can't even say she likes something or would like to have it without you feeling stressed. Don't you ever say things like that? I do. I drool over all sorts of things, doesn't mean I expect to get them.