Mothers who buy LV's for their 8 yr old daughters. URGH!

[Dark_Phoenix]

I got my first Louis Vuitton when I was seven. My mother collected them and I just thought they were pretty; she has a ton of LV keychains on her Speedy 35 Multicore, I still think it's gorgeous along with most of her bags. Collecting handbags is a hobby for me, I don't see anything wrong with it.

I was given my first Speedy 35 for Christmas and I hope it wears as nicely as my mother's has. I'm very responsible with my bags. I store them in their dustbags in my armoire. I'm not a label whore, I don't buy things just because of the label. I buy them because I love them and will use them. I have a baaaad habit of spending weeks deciding on what to purchase :X I'm very careful and don't like to own things I don't use.

When I was little, the problem was my brothers, who seemed to destroy everything they came in contact with.
My youngest older brother liked to make fun of me and my dolls and once took a sharpie to my Jo (Madame Alexander, Little Women Collection) doll's face. Coloring it in in blue completely. They wrecked things more than I did.

 

[MACisME]

i think its bad to assume that its the husbands money, and not hard earned money. its their life and if their in debt for it.. than i say all for it, it's their lives.. i guess its one side of the other..

i have no problem with lv for younger children as long as its earned and yes, majority of the time it isnt earned..

most of us judge other parents for the overcompensation of material things

but when others who appear to have money judge those for being less fortunate makes us no better than them.

iono if this makes sense at all, i have hiccups and its throwing off my train of thought

 

[xIxSkyDancerxIx]

My mom would buy me an LV if I wanted one, or whatever other name brand purse I want. Why? Because she can and it makes her happy to know that she can support and pay for luxuries that she didn't have when she was growing up. She just bought me these wonderful Coach leather gloves that I'm hardly ever going to wear here in So. Cal. but here they are!

She also bought me my first car which was a $36K car that I didn't work for at all. She also pays for my college education and pays the board on my horse which is pretty costly as well. So yes, I do believe I am spoiled, but she pays for all of it with her OWN money. I come from a divorced family and the first half of my life was near poverty, but now we're probably in the top 10% bracket.

Honestly, who really cares? If she wants to buy her 8 yr old a bag then good for her to be able to afford it. Maybe she won't appreciate it when she gets older, that's her problem not mine. More money into the economy doesn't hurt.

My bf's neighbor is SUPER rich and owns at least 4 houses and has at LEAST $5 million in cars alone. All his kids drive rare and exotic cars and have everything paid for by the dad. So what? I'm not going to judge them based on how the father treats the kids. If I had that much money, hell, I'd buy my kids EVERYTHING. *shrug but thats just me

 

[frocher]

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[kyoto]

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Originally Posted by Juneplum i mean i waited until i was working and earning a salary befor i treated myself to my very first LV..(which then created my LV addiction) hee hee..

I'm glad to know that I'm not the only LV addict on here. LV, Mac, and gorgeous shoes. Sounds like a party to me!

 

[astronaut]

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Originally Posted by mspixieears This reminds me of Donatella Versace - I read in a magazine that at the age of 6, she already had a skincare regime. What on earth?! At that age, you should be rolling around skinning your knees!

Sounds like it didn't have much of an effect...

 

[tara_hearts]

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Originally Posted by Onederland While i was in line, this HUGE breasted italian woman with stilletto's a tighter than spandex shirt, and a white fur coat, with Chanel Sunglasses came in with her 8 yr old daughter, Carrying with her a 400 dollar Louis Vuitton Bag, Urgh i HATE women like that, women who feed of their husband's money .

I don't get why her breast size is involved in her frivolous money spending. & I agree with the others, who says it is her husbands money? Did she say "Oh wait a second let me dig my husbands credit card out of my purse real quick?" lol Just cause she's a woman and has money doesn't mean it came from a man.

 

[chameleonmary]

Yes, it is not certain that the money was her husbands, or if she even has a husband! But lets get a little real here... more often than not, (ladies, I am sure most of us know of a person who married a rich man) a woman who flamboyantly spends money is associated with being a gold digger. Hey, maybe Anna Nicole married for love too. One will never know, but everyone loves to talk about it.

And as for breast size, I suppose it made the story a little more funny. I mean a HUGE nosed italian woman doesn't have enough zing (or wait, maybe it does lol)

 

[sharkbytes]

It does seem a bit excessive, but I don't have a problem with spoiled kids unless they happen to be bratty. I didn't think I'd be the type to spoil until my niece was born, lol. While she is incredibly spoiled, she's also extremely polite, gracious and genuinely enjoys everything she receives. I guess it all boils down to how you raise a kid, because the stuff is just stuff.

 

[HOTasFCUK]

LOL what surprises me after reading all these comments is that nobody said nothing about how the OP mentioned the fact that she was Italian. So what?! If anyone would have said black or asian or jewish woman, some of you here would have been all over that and called it racist!!

And yes, as an Italian, i do take offense!!

 

[Starbright211]

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Originally Posted by mspixieears Sheesh, I'm 26 on Friday and I've never spent 400 bucks on myself in one hit or on one luxury item! This reminds me of Donatella Versace - I read in a magazine that at the age of 6, she already had a skincare regime. What on earth?! At that age, you should be rolling around skinning your knees! Skincare can wait till you're 12 at least, I think I started in 2nd year of high school. Oh to be rich, the things you'd spend your money on...*rolls eyes*

Didn't do her any good... all that tanning made her look skin look like dookie!!!

 

[lexiesupagirl]

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Originally Posted by Onederland So i was in MAC today, buying some paints, pigments, eyeliner, and stuff... While i was in line, this HUGE breasted italian woman with stilletto's a tighter than spandex shirt, and a white fur coat, with Chanel Sunglasses came in with her 8 yr old daughter, Carrying with her a 400 dollar Louis Vuitton Bag, thats no bigger than 5" x 5" x 3", i kidd you not! It wasnt even big enough to hold a cell phone. And 400 bucks for that?!!?!?!?!?! Urgh i HATE women like that, women who feed of their husband's money. Just had to get my rant, how many of you have seen the type, and know what im talking about? And all the MAC MA's were all "oohing and awwing" over the little LV, except my MA, she just stood there and whispered to me, "Urgh..." Hahahaha i <3 her. And i side note, i was offered a job at Stila today. I am proud.

for me you're just being rude, im sorry.
its non of your buisness what she does with her money- which btw she propably earned herslef- why do you think she uses her husband for that?
second of all- for someone 400 isnt much money, just like you spend money in MAC, for someone else MAC is super expensive.
I also have to add that maybe this poor 8 year old wanted a LV bag cos for example her idol, paris, britney or whoever has one, so her mum got her child a fake one -just so she could play with it. fake LV are really well made these days, especially in Italy, trust me, Ive seen them.

im sorry if i offend you, but you just sound shallow not to mention jealous!

 

[macfan1966]

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Originally Posted by lexiesupagirl for me you're just being rude, im sorry. its non of your buisness what she does with her money- which btw she propably earned herslef- why do you think she uses her husband for that? second of all- for someone 400 isnt much money, just like you spend money in MAC, for someone else MAC is super expensive. I also have to add that maybe this poor 8 year old wanted a LV bag cos for example her idol, paris, britney or whoever has one, so her mum got her child a fake one -just so she could play with it. fake LV are really well made these days, especially in Italy, trust me, Ive seen them. im sorry if i offend you, but you just sound shallow not to mention jealous!

I agree with you completely. However, what I do with my money is my business. I work very hard for every penny I make. If my 5 year old wants to play with makeup, why should I not purchase a lip gloss from Mac. Especially if it has Hello Kitty on it! I know she put it on and take it off within 5 minutes, but at least I know she is not putting any garbage on her lips.

When I was pregnant and found out it was a girl, I purchased a small red Tommy Hilfiger purse, that she now bring with her all the time. That does not make a child spoiled. She takes care of everything we get her and values them with her life.

What I do take offense to, is that this woman was judged by her appearance and, worst of all, her nationality. Why would some feel the need to mention that she was Italian. Could they not have just said, this woman?

 

[Ruby_Woo]

I know this is an old thread but I thought Id throw in my 2 cents.

Honestly,I don't think its anyone's business what other people do with their money. Personally I think its silly to get upset, when you see a little girl w/ an expensive purse. And its offensive to women in general to assume its her husbands money. I mean come on now.

And just like everyone else, I didn't have a childhood where things were handed to me and such.

I might be the minority here, but because I know first hand what its like to want something and not be able to obtain it such as a certain toy or shoes that are in style because we had no money. I actually want to give my son everything I never had. I don't want him to feel the things I felt, kids are so cruel! I know that, and I wouldn't want him to suffer the same. There are ways to give your kids everything and still teach them to value things and know that life isn't easy.

I agree with everyone who said to other people MAC is expensive, yet most of us go drop some money on that. We don't like being judged, so why do we do it to others? What gives us the right to say its "gross" ?

Just because you can't afford it doesn't mean people who can, should limit themselves.

 

[Lapis]

well dang this got disinterred.
things I see on here that make me go hmm, ppl not knowing the difference between wealthy and rich, I'm going to quote Chris Rock here. Shaq is rich, the guy who signs his cheques is wealthy.
Hell to me a couple million still just gets you in the comfy range, these days

The OP jumping the the conclusion it's the husband's money, I grew up with people making the same mistake and you know it's tiring my mother, aunt, grandmother and great great grandmother worked really hard to buy property and have sustainable growth each generation, and people always looked and saw a man and thought ohh it's all him when even the person who it started with in the 1890's didn't use her dh's money, it was all the women who did it and made my family comfy money wise

The fact that people just jumped to the conclusion the mother bought the bag, my ds is 12 he gets alot of stuff from the grandparents/aunts/uncles that I wouldn't even think of giving him, cell phone at age 10 for example, I can talk literally thru my ass and they would roll their eyes and still splurge on him, hell they do it with the 2 year old too, so just cause a child has something doesn't mean the parent even bought it


And it's lovely to know that after dh and I have been together thru me making more money to ramen and tuna days, to now where we are comfy and steadily climbing and being able to enjoy it, I will be relegated to gold digger with my big boobs.

I hope those who slam this woman we have NEVER met remember this the next time someone slams a mac addict for having their pirorities the wrong place.

 

[MsChrys79]

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Originally Posted by gems2374 i agree, but why do you assume its her husbands money?

My thoughts exactly.... you said her husbands money as if she wasn't capapble of making her own.... we don't know whose money it is... and I don't see a problem with giving kids expensive things..... maybe not a 4 year old and a $400 purse but I have kids and I do spoil them to death with very nice things..... but they do know that's it's about more than names and prices....they earn the things they receive....and they know the meaning of a dollar, can't fault them because I like really nice things.....

shoot me if I'm wrong.....

 

[Fataliya]

No different than that show on MTV "My super sweet 16"

I'd slap the shit out of my kids if they acted like that.

Problem is, it's the parents' fault they act that way.

 

[sinergy]

Here is an interesting situation with a friend of mine. For the past few yrs her husband has worked overseas earning a lot of money as a supervisor. slowly over the past few yrs Ive seen them go from driving a mini van to a brand new suped out suburban and durango. So there is nothing wrong with that, if I could afford to buy a brand new car I so would! but while her husband was gone, my husband would help her with the maintenance on the cars and he would detail them for her and stuff and I could not believe the stuff that was in there!!

There were broken Nintendo DS stuffed into the seats, her youngest has had three previously has managed to break them all, and still got a fourth for christmas. games just covered in sticky soda or candy on the floor boards. MOVIES!!! movies all over the car, some brand new in packages some opened and just thrown there. she even had duplicate copies of some because she didnt remember if she had it already or not.

Now for christmas, the two boys got brand new PSPs also, along with quite a few games, and we were over for a bday party this past weekend, one of the psps screen is already cracked all the way thru.

Her daughter For christmas she bought her a 230.00 hollister jacket, ugg boots, an ipod touch, she got a brand new cell phone to replace one she just didnt want anymore, got her a few games for her psp, and a few other things that i was thinking, those are great gifts but she is 11 yrs old! She is also currently paying for private cheerleading lessons for her daughter and she has a private softball coach also. Its just a lot and you know Im all for giving my kids more than I ever had, I so get that, but isnt there a way to go about teaching them the value of these kinds of gifts or priveleges?

I just think that they arent going to appreciate what they get later on, if or when their money runs out and they arent able to afford those luxuries.

I mean her hubs just got back from Iraq a few months ago and doesnt look like he is going to be able to go back anytime soon, which Im sure he doesnt want to since he has been over there for like 2 1/2 yrs on and off, but now he is home wanting to spend some of that hard earned money also

at this bday party we went to btw her son got a ton of stuff, i mean stuff that to me, is way more than he is going to play with. and her husband had a brand new 600 dollar grill he was showing off. ( and I do mean literally showing off. thats one thing about the both of them is that they brag a lot about the stuff they have, and how they arent the poor people in town. or they arent 'ghetto' like other people, heck they probably think Im ghetto

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[MiCHiE]

^That's just guilt on the parents' end. They give any and everything to fill voids and it's never healthy.

 

[Lapis]

Sinergy that situation sounds like one I know of, only it's the husband making bad financial decisions after putting his life on the line.

You also have to teach kids to take care of what you give them, if they think anything can be replaced they'll just continue these behaviors, after the first time I set out a garbage bag for toy for donation and actually gave them away, you can bet my ds takes great care of his items.