Re: Wanting Machines.
I guess peer pressure and TV commercials have a lot to do with increased wants. I know parents who get cell phones for their young teenagers just because they don’t want their kids to be the only ones without cell phones. Then what type of cell phone? Then what features and plans, etc… Parents let go, kids demand more…oh it’s a cycle.
My kids are still small…when they do ask, I try to tell them about delayed gratification in simple terms…I try to set some goals, but sometimes I do give in if what they want is little. I should perhaps control myself more 
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