My baby daughter’s first birthday is right around the corner. Right after her birthday we’re adopting her. Right after that is my birthday. These are all big occasions that bring up a lot of things I want. My and the kids’ birthday lists are always long on wants. How many of them are needs?
I want Signing Time DVDs for Emily to help her learn sign language easier and faster. Does she need them? Probably not because I can teach her the basic signs she needs to function until she can talk. Then again my older toddler daughter has many speech delays and the DVDs will help her too. I think we can put the DVDs in both categories.
I want a new pink case for my iPhone. I got one for Christmas that I absolutely love. I need a new one because the one I have is falling apart. It’s falling apart because it has done a great job of protecting my phone. I need a new case. I want another pink Otterbox.
Where is the line between want and need? Is it a dollar amount? Is a need something we can’t live without? Are wants things we can? Our lives would be pretty dull if we didn’t get to have any of our wants fulfilled and only satisfied our needs.
I don’t always go to the grocery store when I need to because I don’t want to shop with two small children. I have laundry in both the washer and dryer that I need to finish, but I can’t summon the energy to want to. I need to think about what I’m going to do for dinner for myself and Chris. I want the children to go to bed in an hour. I wonder if the children will see the need.