We watched the movie "Nim's Island" the other night and everybody loved it, the animals, the ocean, marine biology, folklore, and of course the fantasy of living on a secluded island and building a home. The kids watched all the special features repeatedly and discussed the details among themselves and told me all about it. Sun was really moved by the lizards in the film, bearded dragons to be exact. He fell in love with them and the idea of having one as a companion so much that he spoke about it for days non stop had a name picked out and everything. So we decided to take a 40 minute drive to a pet store that had a baby bearded dragon to see if he felt that way after seeing a real one. Well, he did, after walking around the pet store and looking at and talking about all the animals, J and I were going back and forth on whether or not bringing home a bearded dragon was something we were prepared to do. We decided that while we may not think it was the best thing to do, we were not there because of us, we were there for Sun and it is important for him to realize that his desires are attainable, and so Sun has a new little bearded dragon friend named Staple Thrower.
We talk about the subject of receiving every so often and how we've been trained throughout life to feel guilty for wanting... and receiving. It is important to us that our children do not feel guilty or bad for wanting, that they know that they can have anything they want in life, it doesn't make you spoiled or selfish or greedy. Everyone deserves to feel happiness and joy, what that is to each person may be different, but should never be limited. Everything is possible if you just put your mind to it.
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