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$96 worth of school lunches!
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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 93824" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Pamela, don't be so hard on yourself. </p><p>He is 12 and I think it's typical teen to stumble along the way. A difficult child does it a lot. </p><p>My easy child went to a movie with a friend. One of the one's where you can sit and order a hamburger while watching the movie. He knew he was supposed to tip so he gave her 5.00 for a 4.95 bill!!!!!! What was he thinking. Fortunately, easy child was taught and learned about percents and correctly tipping a server. He had to be 12 to 14yrs old. </p><p></p><p>What I'm saying is these are the years when they are getting their toe in the water regarding independence. Some don't get it all at once. </p><p></p><p>Sort of like kids thinking money comes from the ATM machine. You have to teach them that the money comes from work and saving to pay for bills. I had to finally tell them "I can pay for a kid's meal or I can pay the electric bill". They didn't get it automatically. It's been interesting to realize that not all kids, especially my difficult child get the connection between their action, money and how it affects the budget. </p><p></p><p>He should be grateful beyond belief for the bologna. Tell him not to push it. :nonono:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 93824, member: 3"] Pamela, don't be so hard on yourself. He is 12 and I think it's typical teen to stumble along the way. A difficult child does it a lot. My easy child went to a movie with a friend. One of the one's where you can sit and order a hamburger while watching the movie. He knew he was supposed to tip so he gave her 5.00 for a 4.95 bill!!!!!! What was he thinking. Fortunately, easy child was taught and learned about percents and correctly tipping a server. He had to be 12 to 14yrs old. What I'm saying is these are the years when they are getting their toe in the water regarding independence. Some don't get it all at once. Sort of like kids thinking money comes from the ATM machine. You have to teach them that the money comes from work and saving to pay for bills. I had to finally tell them "I can pay for a kid's meal or I can pay the electric bill". They didn't get it automatically. It's been interesting to realize that not all kids, especially my difficult child get the connection between their action, money and how it affects the budget. He should be grateful beyond belief for the bologna. Tell him not to push it. [img]:nonono:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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