Kids getting pedicures

[cschin4]

I must have been really annoyed when I wrote that. Looking back on it, my words seem particularly harsh.

Ha, ha! Been there! No sweat!

[khosta]

If it's a special treat I see no harm in it... If it's a regular occurance then there's a problem!! That child will grow up to expect these things on regular occasions and just become a spoiled princess brat!!!

[rennigade]

If the parents or the kids have money to spend and can afford pedicures whats the problem?

In case anyone hasn't noticed, kids today do not do the same things kids did 10+ years ago. Times have changed. Doesn't mean its a good thing but that's how it is.

Also...in another 10 years, those kids will not be doing the same thing kids today are doing. And 10 years from then you will hardly see kids outside playing.

Bottom line, if they can afford it or if their parents can afford to give them money to get their nails done, so be it. More power to them.

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

This IS hard for me to understand.

Can someone explain to me why a manicure or pedicure IS a treat to a child? Is it because they appreciate the artwork of a painted nail? Is it because they relish the very focused attention the nail tech gives to just them? Is it the pleasure of having their hands or feet touched? Used to be many people said they could not bear to have someone else touch their feet--too ticklish. Has that changed? Is it the feeling that they are doing something grown up and that Mom or Dad recognizes them as grown up enough to participate? Is it because time spent doing anything with Mom or Dad is less common, so that doing anything with them is special?

And do these kids enjoy doing their own nails at home in the same or in a different way? Has that become that too ho-hum to be fun? Or is nail polishing for kids no longer fun, but something serious, something which should be accomplished with great quality? At 8 years old, have they learned to see the such a difference between their own (or their parent's, friend's, or sibling's) skill level in polishing nails, that the paid service is really valued?

[Snodog]

My father thought it was a waste of money to have a color TV cause he never had one.

Each generation's standard of living increases and things that the previous generation deemed extravagant are now "necessities" to the next generation.

Today's teenagers who are getting pedicures will be complaining in 20 years about the next generation's frivolous spending.

Think of it as diversifying our economy and creating new jobs.

Are we all spoiled? Yes. Are future generations going to be more spoiled. Oh yeah.

[disneysteve]

My father thought it was a waste of money to have a color TV cause he never had one.

Each generation's standard of living increases and things that the previous generation deemed extravagant are now "necessities" to the next generation.

Today's teenagers who are getting pedicures will be complaining in 20 years about the next generation's frivolous spending.

Think of it as diversifying our economy and creating new jobs.

Are we all spoiled? Yes. Are future generations going to be more spoiled. Oh yeah.

I guess this is where I'm coming from on this topic. I'm old enough (46) to have grown up at a time when women did their own nails. They didn't go for manicures and pedicures. There wasn't a nail salon on every corner. People didn't blow money on that kind of stuff. Of course, we also didn't have cable tv, cell phones, computers, internet access, iPods and so many other money-sucking devices and services. Times were simpler. People were happier with what they had and more people did more things themselves. I miss those times.

[essaydean]

There are a lot of parents usually pay money for pedicure or manicure,just because of their children's health,so you can't make other parents to let them live on their own.