swimsuit question

I don't understand why this question gets such an impassioned response.A parent wants to get a child what she wants for Christmas.It is expensive and won't last long,but it is also useful and supports a healthy activity. We still have a couple of Furbys that I drove all over town to get that lasted about 3 days before the novelty wore off.Does that mean I was a bad parent. I let my youngest child play more video games than was recommended and spend lots of time with her computer,now she is a double major in computer science and computer engineering with a minor in math and has a sponsor that pays her to go to video game tournaments. I have seen pushy parents who live vicariously through their kids,that is not good for the kids,but I think assuming that about someone ,simply because of their choice of Christmas gift is a little much.

I don't understand why this question gets such an impassioned response.A parent wants to get a child what she wants for Christmas.It is expensive and won't last long,but it is also useful and supports a healthy activity. We still have a couple of Furbys that I drove all over town to get that lasted about 3 days before the novelty wore off.Does that mean I was a bad parent. I let my youngest child play more video games than was recommended and spend lots of time with her computer,now she is a double major in computer science and computer engineering with a minor in math and has a sponsor that pays her to go to video game tournaments. I have seen pushy parents who live vicariously through their kids,that is not good for the kids,but I think assuming that about someone ,simply because of their choice of Christmas gift is a little much.