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I had a similar experience. Although I agree that not having the money to buy objects may not affect childhood memories too much, not having the money to spend
by frereubu 4y ago
I had a similar experience. Although I agree that not having the money to buy objects may not affect childhood memories too much, not having the money to spend on social experiences (and I suppose that includes being able to buy objects that allow experiences, like sports kit), does hurt. Experiences with peers are closely allied to experiences with parents and family.
- starkd 4y agoNot having money (or material resources) also incentives you to develop your own internal resources/skills. To some extent, it's part of life.
- AussieWog93 4y ago100% this. It persists into adulthood too. "Keeping up with the Joneses" is basically just spending your money on the mandatory luxuries to remain a part of your social circle.
- candiodari 4y ago(just replying to this general thread of thought, not necessarily to your comment specifically) All these differences in opinion, all of which are probably true. It's almost like kids are in fact a complex 100 billion neuron learning system that cannot be usefully described by generalizations.