Gotta Have It

       The "gotta have it" belief can be found in both a MI person as well as a stable person with no disabilities. When a person sees something and they get the feeling of, "I can't live without it" or the "I just gotta have it or I'll die", is a common thing in children. This type of thinking usually decreases as a person grows older and more mature, but not always. The Bible also warns against this type of gluttony in the sixth commandment when speaking about coveting our neighbors possessions.
        Now I am not saying that one can not or should not see something and say "man it would make life so easier if I had...." Or "that is sweet, I wish I had that". These are perfectly normal desires but they do not rule over your life or view of things around you. It becomes an issue when it becomes something that is present in your thinking all the time. I have also found that what ever part of the brain that "switch's things around" as we mature in our thinking is either delayed or missing in individuals that are MI.
        I know that I see my DD's friends go thought this and yet my DD#2 gets "stuck" in this mode very easily. She even becomes obsessed in things to a point where I get fed up and tell her "enough is enough, I don't want to hear another word about it". Now my DD #1 went through the faze and came out the other side just as one without MI. So that leaves me questioning. Why do some have issues with this and some don't?
       Is it genetics? Is it temperament or learned behavior? If it is learned behavior, how can two children who are raised int he same way/family, turn out differently? Is there something we can do as parents to raise children who do not covet others belongings? What should we say when our children get the "I gotta have it" mentality? When is that way of thinking becoming a problem?
        Sooo many questions and no real answers to boot, LOL. Gotta love life sometimes and the joys and struggles of raising some strong healthy children. Prepare them to become some strong healthy adults that can become leaders in their generation if they so choose. Good luck to all the parents out there struggling with this issues regardless if your children have MI or not. We have to band together and be strong for them.