BamaCanChaser - 2014-01-11 2:23 PM
Hollywood's Fan - 2014-01-10 3:12 PM I said I would not do it unless there was no way around it. Sometimes parents get so caught up in material things for their family they forget about the importance of security. This horse may very well be a part of this child's security. My horse was everything to me, my best friend. To my mother, it was money better spent on the house. As an adult, I understand where she was coming from. As I kid, I hated her for it for a very long time. Say what you want, this child will not understand this on an adult level.
You also said you were 10 yo at the time. To me, there is a monumental difference in a 10 yo and a 2yo. 10 yo's are starting to brink puberty, they can tend to a little more "oh my the world is falling, everyone is out to get me, my mother hates me" than a 2 yo. They have a lot more emotions than a 2 yo. No, the 2yo will not understand this on an adult level, but to say that she will be scarred for life is a bit dramatic.
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