How do we know if we've gone too far as parents? One mom proposes that thought in a TikTok while reminding parents that our kids are only young once. The mom's issue wasn't that a parent had gotten their 8-year-old an Easter basket. Instead, it was the contents of the basket that she took issue with, which she believes can create unrealistic expectations for elementary-school-age kids.
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Beth, who's username is @influencingnothing, shared her thoughts after seeing a mom fill her 8-year-old daughter's Easter basket with a Stanley cup, a Lululemon bag, hair scrunchies, Bum Bum cream, and fruity flavored popcorn.
"Usually I'm a 'you do you' type of person and don't judge, but in this situation, I'm judging," she began the video.
"She's 8. And that type of thing is setting unrealistic expectations for other 8-year-olds," she says. "My daughter is 7, and I just can't imagine getting her these things. I know everyone's gonna hate on me about this, and I don't normally judge… but this is a little too much for me," she continued, with the video caption reading "Can we let our kids be kids for a little bit?"
"It's not really the amount of stuff it's the fact that it's for an 8 year old. like what?? where are the coloring books and pool floaties??" one person asked.
"My daughter is 10. She doesn’t want a Lululemon belt bag and key chain. Where is she going that she needs keys? She wants candy & stuffed animals," someone else chimed in.
"She gave her CHILD firming lotion. Why ," another comment asked.
"My daughter just turned 9. She doesn’t know what that stuff is. She would be sad if she got that stuff in her Easter basket ," another added.
"It’s not the cost of the basket it’s the contents. Society is so quick to have 8 be the new 14, let them be kids," a user agreed.
Beth isn't the only mom who has concerns about what we're teaching our young kids, especially the girls. Dayna Motycka, another mom on TikTok, posted a video telling her followers about how her daughter was teased for having an off-brand Stanley cup. "This starts with us," she said. "We have got to teach our kids not to make other kids feel inferior for not having the things that they have. That's it. That's where it starts and ends, with us as parents."
