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]]>If it’s a holiday where everyone gets presents such as Christmas, do whatever you can to make sure they get very similar presents. You might think you’re being clever by getting Johnny one thing that’s meaningful to him, and Ricky something else that’s meaningful to him. But kids are funny creatures. Even if Ricky likes his gift, he may be jealous of Johnny’s gift simply because Johnny has it.
Ricky doesn’t know it yet, but this jealousy he has actually is rooted in love. He actually looks up to his brother, and thus wants to be just like him. Even though your intentions were good for wanting to get Ricky something that’s unique to him, he may be conflicted in accepting it while knowing that his bro also got something really cool.
Then again, sometimes it’s also about reading the room. If you think Ricky isn’t the jealous type, then by all means get him what your original gift was. After all, learning to control ones jealousy is a life skill that will be great for him to learn.
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]]>If it’s a holiday where everyone gets presents such as Christmas, do whatever you can to make sure they get very similar presents. You might think you’re being clever by getting Johnny one thing that’s meaningful to him, and Ricky something else that’s meaningful to him. But kids are funny creatures. Even if Ricky likes his gift, he may be jealous of Johnny’s gift simply because Johnny has it.
Ricky doesn’t know it yet, but this jealousy he has actually is rooted in love. He actually looks up to his brother, and thus wants to be just like him. Even though your intentions were good for wanting to get Ricky something that’s unique to him, he may be conflicted in accepting it while knowing that his bro also got something really cool.
Then again, sometimes it’s also about reading the room. If you think Ricky isn’t the jealous type, then by all means get him what your original gift was. After all, learning to control ones jealousy is a life skill that will be great for him to learn.
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