It's 1 am on one of those really long nights that never seems to end, so there are so many things I could talk about in great length. Instead, I am just going to tell this quick story, so you all can see what great kids I have, and what a lucky mom I am:
I haven't given the kids their allowances in probably 3 months. Skylar has realized she simply isn't getting it, so I don't hear much from her about it, but Alex is more vocal so that is ALL I hear about from him. I feel badly because Skylar is very responsible with her money, and has planned out what to do with her money from now until the day she graduates high school, perhaps longer. Me not paying her messes up her plans (and her plans aren't stupid, I'm gonna buy this and that plans, she does real stuff with her money). Alex is 7 so he is all about what he is going to buy, so I usually just ignore him.
Well, today, I had $20 extra in my pocket, and I decided since it was already 2 $10s that I would give them each $10 as allowance, even though it is nowhere near what they usually get (especially Skylar, since she's older). I will admit, I was dreading their responses when I handed them their measly allowances, when they hadn't been paid in months.
I handed it to Skylar and said, "Here's what I can afford to give you for allowance." She looked up, her eyes brightened, and she said, "Thanks mom, $10! That's great! Thank you!" You'd have thought she'd just hit the lottery. Then I heard her say to herself, but so that I could hear her, "This is great, $10, I'm going to just save it here for sometime when I need it. Wow, 10 dollars..."
That made me feel great, but I also knew I had to go deal with Alex and his typical ungrateful attitude when it comes to him getting. So, I went in all prepared for the fight that would go along with handing him only $10 when he clearly was owed more (he has also been saving for awhile for a special magic wand he wants, and he can't get it because I can't pay up). So, I said the same as I did with Skylar. He looked at it and said, "How much? Oh 10 dollars?" I saw the look on his face, and got all ready to tell him without yelling that he was an unappreciative brat. Then he stopped, looked up at me and said, "This is so nice, thanks, mom." and he tucked it away in his wallet, without another word said.
This is why I have the best kids.
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