we are lucky enough that we can aford to travel and to go out (almost) whenever we want but we don't do that because I don't want my children to think it's normal. we just came back from holiday and when we came back home my children wanted to go to have dinner in restaurant. my husband and I said no, we just came home and we will make dinner from scratch and put it on our kitchen table. we teach them that just because we can do something doesn't mean that we should do it, at least not all the time, and that there are many, many, people who are not lucky as we are and that it's better to help them to have nice dinner at least once a week instead of us going to restaurant for third time this week.
and, it's not just important to teach children to help others - it's important to teach them to be happy with "less". who knows if we'll be able to keep same lifestyle forever. I hope we do but if we don't I don't want my children (or myself) to feel miserable because we can afford to go somewhere. we all need to know how to find happiness where we are and with what we have now. it's normal to want better life, it's nothing wrong with that but "until
you give up the idea that
happiness is
somewhere else, it will never be where
you are."
sorry for my english, it's obviously not my first language.
I don't want my children (or myself) to feel miserable because we can afford to go somewhere. we
*we can't