Comments on: As a parent, do you understand the impact of the need for stuff? http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/as-a-parent-do-you-understand-the-impact-of-the-need-for-stuff/ Family Life On The Green Side Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:07:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Greenwashing all around us : Blisstree - Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/as-a-parent-do-you-understand-the-impact-of-the-need-for-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-5773 Greenwashing all around us : Blisstree - Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Tue, 05 May 2009 20:33:40 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/as-a-parent-do-you-understand-the-impact-of-the-need-for-stuff/#comment-5773 [...] As a parent, do you understand the impact of the need for stuff? [...] [...] As a parent, do you understand the impact of the need for stuff? [...]

]]> By: Live smaller to fight clutter & cleaning issues http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/as-a-parent-do-you-understand-the-impact-of-the-need-for-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-4141 Live smaller to fight clutter & cleaning issues Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:09:31 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/as-a-parent-do-you-understand-the-impact-of-the-need-for-stuff/#comment-4141 [...] As a parent, do you understand the impact of the need for stuff? [...] [...] As a parent, do you understand the impact of the need for stuff? [...]

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/as-a-parent-do-you-understand-the-impact-of-the-need-for-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-3603 Jennifer Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:14:25 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/as-a-parent-do-you-understand-the-impact-of-the-need-for-stuff/#comment-3603 Video games are likely the big want around here too. But Cedar wants games for the system at his dad's not at my house. Luckily Ben (the ex) is pretty on board with eco and minimalist stuff, but I still think they could do with fewer games. Cedar can get selfish about them, and he doesn't act selfish about anything else, which says to me, games aren't the best idea for him. Too tempting. Video games are likely the big want around here too. But Cedar wants games for the system at his dad’s not at my house. Luckily Ben (the ex) is pretty on board with eco and minimalist stuff, but I still think they could do with fewer games.

Cedar can get selfish about them, and he doesn’t act selfish about anything else, which says to me, games aren’t the best idea for him. Too tempting.

]]> By: Hil http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/as-a-parent-do-you-understand-the-impact-of-the-need-for-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-3696 Hil Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:52:16 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/as-a-parent-do-you-understand-the-impact-of-the-need-for-stuff/#comment-3696 "I guarantee that if you’re already putting stuff ahead of time with your kids, they’re not going to understand why they shouldn’t want the extra gear and gadgets." Absolutely true! The big "want" in our house is probably video games. I justify it by saying they can be educational, but we really overdo it. “I guarantee that if you’re already putting stuff ahead of time with your kids, they’re not going to understand why they shouldn’t want the extra gear and gadgets.”

Absolutely true! The big “want” in our house is probably video games. I justify it by saying they can be educational, but we really overdo it.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/as-a-parent-do-you-understand-the-impact-of-the-need-for-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-3691 Jennifer Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:49:19 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/as-a-parent-do-you-understand-the-impact-of-the-need-for-stuff/#comment-3691 You hit it, the idea of true need vs. want is something not many people understand. It's not how we've been programmed by society. There is a prevalent the grass is always greener and beat the neighbor mentality going on in our country. It's sad. I keep trying to figure out how to define need vs. want for these families that just don't get it, but nothing I say matters. I think the key, it just getting it, something has to click. You hit it, the idea of true need vs. want is something not many people understand. It’s not how we’ve been programmed by society. There is a prevalent the grass is always greener and beat the neighbor mentality going on in our country. It’s sad. I keep trying to figure out how to define need vs. want for these families that just don’t get it, but nothing I say matters. I think the key, it just getting it, something has to click.

]]> By: DramaMama http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/as-a-parent-do-you-understand-the-impact-of-the-need-for-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-3469 DramaMama Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:12:15 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/as-a-parent-do-you-understand-the-impact-of-the-need-for-stuff/#comment-3469 Wow - I know a family that's worse than the one you mentioned. Long story - but I too make comments about what they could give up but they define NEEDS differently than we do. We are not all the way there ourselves, but we're working on it. We have been limiting our purchases and made some drastic changes. We are trying to use the "something in, something out" rule too. I have worked hard, too, to limit the time spent lurking in clearance areas, checking out cheap stuff we might some day need! I have come a long way and that free feeling is amazing. I have so much more time to spend w/my son! That feeling is what drives me to say things to others who seem stuck back where I was...thanks for the encouraging post! I'm glad you're spreading the word! Wow – I know a family that’s worse than the one you mentioned. Long story – but I too make comments about what they could give up but they define NEEDS differently than we do. We are not all the way there ourselves, but we’re working on it. We have been limiting our purchases and made some drastic changes. We are trying to use the “something in, something out” rule too. I have worked hard, too, to limit the time spent lurking in clearance areas, checking out cheap stuff we might some day need! I have come a long way and that free feeling is amazing. I have so much more time to spend w/my son! That feeling is what drives me to say things to others who seem stuck back where I was…thanks for the encouraging post! I’m glad you’re spreading the word!

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