Immediate gratification

[Nouss]

Basically every time my younger sister gets a 4.0 we buy her something. As a kid, my brother and I didnt have that luxury. But now my pops made it a tradition of celebrating one's achievements. And I find myself buying stuff for my sister when she does well.So what do you guys think? my parents were originally off that " your supposed to get good grades" thing, which just tells me that they didn't have the money to do it back in the day.

 

[Nouss]

Basically every time my younger sister gets a 4.0 we buy her something. As a kid, my brother and I didnt have that luxury. But now my pops made it a tradition of celebrating one's achievements. And I find myself buying stuff for my sister when she does well.So what do you guys think? my parents were originally off that " your supposed to get good grades" thing, which just tells me that they didn't have the money to do it back in the day.

 

[doublejs07]

Nothing wrong with celebrating achievements....if you got the means to do so, go for it.

Plus, people do this in different capacities....some buy gifts, some cook favorite meals, etc....

 

[omgitswes]

My parents do the same thing, only because it doesn't happen much.

 

[omgitswes]

My parents do the same thing, only because it doesn't happen much.

 

[doublejs07]

Nothing wrong with celebrating achievements....if you got the means to do so, go for it.

Plus, people do this in different capacities....some buy gifts, some cook favorite meals, etc....

 

[proper english]

if it helps, why not?

 

[proper english]

if it helps, why not?

 

[hankmoody]

Not sure how that qualifies as immediate. IIRC, Bourdieu made a distinction between elites and common folk by their capacity to defer gratification.

 

[hankmoody]

Not sure how that qualifies as immediate. IIRC, Bourdieu made a distinction between elites and common folk by their capacity to defer gratification.