Learn from my mistake
January 25th, 2008 by Treena ShapiroHere’s a parenting tip for you:
Don’t tell your kids when you get paid.
Well, at least don’t tell the ones who have no concept of money.
Or the ones who are just learning the days of the week.
Or you know what? Just don’t tell them!
I made my mistake early last week when I told my daughter that she had to wait until I got paid before I bought her a new pair of shoes.
She counted down the days and when payday came, she was ready.
Silly me for thinking she’d forget.
Sillier for me for not realizing that once she had her new sandals on her feet, the clock would start again. The alarm went off yesterday, when just by coincidence, I had to buy my son pair of slippers a field trip.
Silliest me for not thinking to buy them when my daughter wasn’t around.
HER new slippers were $3.19.
Disabusing her of the notion that she’s going to get new shoes every Thursday: That’s going to cost me.
January 25th, 2008 at 9:09 am
She’s a girl, she’s supposed to like shoes. Your just training her for her future husband. Make girls expensive, that’s the ticket. Here’s an idea. You said you have Crocks right? Buy her a bunch of Crock add ons so she can change the look of them every now and then.
January 25th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
She’s a smart business-woman-in-training. This sounds like a good lesson on the difference between “need” and “want”. I can just see her in the future, buying a new pair of shoes with every paycheck. Genius!!
January 27th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
my 11 year old just asked me this 2 days ago and i can’t believe i told her. she actually marked it on the calendar and when her brother asked her what the red circle was for, she told him! why did i tell her?