tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143359628205808125.post2579132837655564098..comments2023-05-03T04:35:54.723-04:00Comments on spiritual pedicures: what's wrong with immediate satisfactionElissa Steinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02004788697977182083noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143359628205808125.post-53634988077020422022010-02-08T00:31:26.719-05:002010-02-08T00:31:26.719-05:00you aren't the only one! My 14 year old, who s...you aren't the only one! My 14 year old, who should know better by now is into the bargain now "Mom I have ten dollars will you help me buy this CD?" (don't you think he would have noticed by now that I don't spend money, I just don't) because spending is the opposite of saving. I mean how many times do I have to preach that sermon before it sinks in? <br />My little two, 7 & 8 are still oblivious to anything I want. "We want to eat at a restaurant tonight." "Can we go to a store and buy a toy?" I've started asking them whose money they're going to use. "Do you have $20 for a restaurant? No, me either! All my money is for bills right now!" Ugh. The only thing that works for me is consistency. I'm hoping they learn this and that it will help them as they grow up. Money is mostly for important things. I also feel I have to be even more extremely conservative because away from my influence, their dads and grandparents are suffering from affluenza.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16517026903754555277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143359628205808125.post-39707480149505751162010-02-07T16:53:48.588-05:002010-02-07T16:53:48.588-05:00I have been told/am told that I am the only mom wh...I have been told/am told that I am the only mom who makes their kids pay for stuff or wait till birthdays or or or. I tend to tell them, "too bad for you that you got me, then" but it does make me think about these things on a fairly regular basis. <br /><br />It's a skill, waiting for stuff. And I see it as being a skill we're supposed to teach them, like being able to cook or wash their own clothes or tie their shoes. I worry that it's a skill that's almost lost, like my occasional anachronistic habit of crocheting lace onto handkerchief edges - but more useful. More damaging, if not known. You can call a mechanic if your car has a tendency to run when you don't want it to. Who can you call if your wants run wild? Nobody but the bankruptcy courts.<br /><br />So, I'm glad I'm not the only meanie mom out there. It's good to hear. If you're ever going down (don't wait for the third time) holler. ;) You can bet I will!thelittlefluffycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13486982862521520487noreply@blogger.com