On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, James Knowles wrote:
Has anyone asked the child what kind of computer he/she wants? ... I knew
what I wanted, and was always disappointed when ...
You aparently aren't married and have kids. For responsible parents, the
preferences of the child are relevant *only when all other things are equal*.
But hey, if your goal is to cater to your child's every whim with the hope
that the child will see you as their best buddy, get them what they want,
give them 24x7 unsupervised broadband access, and don't question the credit
card charges to bang bus. There *are* parents who take this kind of approach.
Hey, that's what my parents did, and I didn't turn out too bad!
But seriously, I think there's a difference to "catering to your child's
every whim" and "going with your kid's preferred option, even if it's a
little more bother than another option". If a parent is buying a kid a
computer, I think it probably is a fair enough idea to get an idea of what
the kid wants.
Oh, and I also think there's a big difference between giving your kid
unfettered computer access (which my parents did) and giving them
unfettered credit card access (which my parents certainly did not do).
~ Ross
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