Is it mean to.... Bday Question.

Is it mean to get your child things they need for school for their birthday?

Janaya got a lot of presents for xmas, she has so many toys, and she could really do with a new bag and pencil case, as well as a lunchbox. I thought we could get her them for her birthday. DH thinks its mean, and that those are the sorts of things we should be getting regardless of whether its he Birthday, and thinks its cheeky. Same issue with clothing, except shes now at the age where she is appreciating clothes.
My mum agrees.

I can see where hes coming from, I mean, if her birthday was in september then we'd be buying her a school bag this month anyway. My friend said that as a kid she loved getting things like a new bag. Shes doing the same with her daughter for her birthday.

What do you think?

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Edited by kaiz231

I suppose it depends on what sort of stuff you're planning on getting.  If you intend to get her the plain school standard items then I'd just buy them as seperate from her birthday stuff (or at least by some extra birthday presents too) but if you're getting her the latest Hannah Montana (or whatever she's into) trademarked items then it's definitely good for a birthday gift.

Yeah I agree with Jo, if its just plain standard stuff I'd get them seperate but if it was like the my lil pony stuff etc then I'd get it as a pressy with maybe a little surprise inside for her or something

Ditto Jo and Stacey's comments!

No its not mean.

My birthday is in June, and my mother was forever buying me winter clothes for birthday and summer ones for Christmas. In the end the budget didn't stretch to buying things for different occasions.

I love new bags and stationery too, I'd think they were a nice pressy.

Lol, i've got experiance with this as my birthday is a few days before xmas - I always got things i needed as well as "nice" stuff. The best presents were always the things that I could use all year - if it was something simple like a bag for school then my family would put another small treat inside (a small doll or lollies or costumes for my barbie). It makes opening your present more exciting!

I agree with the others, if you are just going for plain I would do them seperate, but if she likes something special you could do that and stick some extra stuff inside DS needed a new school bag and lunchbox so he got a transformers school bag and a ben 10 lunchbox for christmas!

Thanks everyone

Off to find a cool schoolbag, Janaya wants one of those suitcase pully ones

I don't think it's mean at all...besides, what's the point in spending money and cluttering up your house with toys that aren't needed when you can buy something useful. As others have said, just make the bag etc something special instead of plain.

I agree with Jo and Stacey and everyone else who agrees with them lol.

As a kid I LOVED anything to do with my little pony or rainbow bright, so if mum got me a rainbow bright pencil case or anything like that I was very excited! Cos I got to use it all the time!