http://older-child.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/things-and-your-older-child Addressing all the issues faced by those who adopt older children and support by others who have. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:35:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://older-child.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/things-and-your-older-child/comment-page-1#comment-67 hannah_rae Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:25:28 +0000 http://older-child.www.adoptionblogs.com/2009/02/25/things-and-your-older-child#comment-67 The things issue is definitely a toughy. What I struggle with is the constant "gimmies". I don't know if this is the way it is with all foster kiddos, but boy do our boys have a lot of crap! I was shocked the first time I saw all the presents my foster daughter got for Christmas, and she acted like it was no big thing. Now we are trying to teach that these "things" are not a right, but a privilege, and it's very hard. <br /> The things issue is definitely a toughy. What I struggle with is the constant “gimmies”. I don’t know if this is the way it is with all foster kiddos, but boy do our boys have a lot of crap! I was shocked the first time I saw all the presents my foster daughter got for Christmas, and she acted like it was no big thing. Now we are trying to teach that these “things” are not a right, but a privilege, and it’s very hard.

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