New Posts For Thread: Six years old and not excited about Christmashttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30625671/six-years-old-and-not-excited-about-christmasMy grandson is totally spoilt.How many kids do you know who just aren't bothered? I know there are millions of deprived children in the world but that's a different story!He gets a minimum of four major holidays every year and plus a fair few long weI wouldn't be looking to compound the race to the bottom Aunty. All you can do is set a good example, be firm, be fair, be loving and help instill good values. As you say those that get everything value nothing and leave you feeling cheesed off whenhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30625671/six-years-old-and-not-excited-about-christmas?post_id=547121843#547121843I wouldn't be looking to compound the race to the bottom Aunty. All you can do is set a good example, be firm, be fair, be loving and help instill good values. As you say those that get everything value nothing and leave you feeling cheesed off whenSat, 12 Dec 2015 20:01:48 -0600He has amazing computing skills - no time for Microsoft products and his speed of typing on the keyboard is something to be seen AND he can look away from the keyboard and hold a conversation with you at the same time as typing. Extraordinary!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30625671/six-years-old-and-not-excited-about-christmas?post_id=547121695#547121695He has amazing computing skills - no time for Microsoft products and his speed of typing on the keyboard is something to be seen AND he can look away from the keyboard and hold a conversation with you at the same time as typing. Extraordinary!Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:22:31 -0600Maybe on the autistic spectrumhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30625671/six-years-old-and-not-excited-about-christmas?post_id=547121683#547121683Maybe on the autistic spectrumSat, 12 Dec 2015 19:17:45 -0600Possible, but I don't think so. He's also a strict vegetarian, is as thin as a rake, but quite strong as he does this climbing sport where he uses his fingertips to climb walls/mountains etc.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30625671/six-years-old-and-not-excited-about-christmas?post_id=547121649#547121649Possible, but I don't think so. He's also a strict vegetarian, is as thin as a rake, but quite strong as he does this climbing sport where he uses his fingertips to climb walls/mountains etc.Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:02:46 -0600Sounds like he has asbergers syndromehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30625671/six-years-old-and-not-excited-about-christmas?post_id=547121637#547121637Sounds like he has asbergers syndromeSat, 12 Dec 2015 18:59:21 -0600An engineer I used to work with (he joined the company at 23) was an absolute genius and has now left and is doing a PhD in Neutrino physics. At the age of 7 he started to watch open university videos (his choice). He has virtually zero social skillshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30625671/six-years-old-and-not-excited-about-christmas?post_id=547121621#547121621An engineer I used to work with (he joined the company at 23) was an absolute genius and has now left and is doing a PhD in Neutrino physics. At the age of 7 he started to watch open university videos (his choice). He has virtually zero social skillsSat, 12 Dec 2015 18:56:13 -0600AP : Amazon are not my best friends at the moment, as I ordered some whisky glasses on the 8th, that should have come yesterday.Surely 6 is too young to start on whisky !https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30625671/six-years-old-and-not-excited-about-christmas?post_id=547099387#547099387AP : Amazon are not my best friends at the moment, as I ordered some whisky glasses on the 8th, that should have come yesterday.Surely 6 is too young to start on whisky !Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:53:02 -0600I seriously think it's a problem in western culture of spoiling children. they get things without actually having worked for it. they don't actaully like all the attention, it goes against their usual programming. people are supposed to earn status.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30625671/six-years-old-and-not-excited-about-christmas?post_id=547099339#547099339I seriously think it's a problem in western culture of spoiling children. they get things without actually having worked for it. they don't actaully like all the attention, it goes against their usual programming. people are supposed to earn status.Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:39:03 -0600buy him a goat to give to an African family and let him know what it's like to have nothing.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30625671/six-years-old-and-not-excited-about-christmas?post_id=547099335#547099335buy him a goat to give to an African family and let him know what it's like to have nothing.Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:37:28 -0600It strikes me that its not the kids fault that Christmas is ruined. Its all you bloody adults! What on earth are you thinking about? He gets so many expensive gifts and holidays that he probably thinks that he has a terminal illness!He is SIX years ohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30625671/six-years-old-and-not-excited-about-christmas?post_id=547099323#547099323It strikes me that its not the kids fault that Christmas is ruined. Its all you bloody adults! What on earth are you thinking about? He gets so many expensive gifts and holidays that he probably thinks that he has a terminal illness!He is SIX years oThu, 10 Dec 2015 18:30:14 -0600