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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 247749" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>You mean besides: "Mom............"? We have to be more specific? Even though that very first word will indicate an issue?</p><p> </p><p>"Mom, will you take me to Wal-Mart?" (diva)</p><p> </p><p>"Mom, you buy Diva anything she wants. I don't get anything. How much did you spend on her? You need to spend that amount on me." (difficult child who must be related to his dad's side of the family because that is exactly what husband's mother did with her kids - even when they were adults - when she bought one a birthday gift, she had to run out THE SAME DAY and get an equal value item for the other two kids who will feel left out because birthday kid got something and they didn't. Say what!???)</p><p> </p><p>We have started the habit of seperating items on the conveyor belt. We put the little bar between my items and Diva's. Then we tell the clerk "These two sections will be paid as one but we want them bagged seperate." difficult child has gotten into the habit of watching for how much of the cost is of Diva's items so that he can complain - especially if hers is over 1/2 of the total. Her items usually goes first so we do have a clear look at her costs. Last night, mine went first so difficult child had to do the math to see what twice my cost would be and if the total came up to that.</p><p> </p><p>I hate taking the two of them shopping together anymore. It is always a battle telling difficult child that it is none of his business how I spend money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 247749, member: 5096"] You mean besides: "Mom............"? We have to be more specific? Even though that very first word will indicate an issue? "Mom, will you take me to Wal-Mart?" (diva) "Mom, you buy Diva anything she wants. I don't get anything. How much did you spend on her? You need to spend that amount on me." (difficult child who must be related to his dad's side of the family because that is exactly what husband's mother did with her kids - even when they were adults - when she bought one a birthday gift, she had to run out THE SAME DAY and get an equal value item for the other two kids who will feel left out because birthday kid got something and they didn't. Say what!???) We have started the habit of seperating items on the conveyor belt. We put the little bar between my items and Diva's. Then we tell the clerk "These two sections will be paid as one but we want them bagged seperate." difficult child has gotten into the habit of watching for how much of the cost is of Diva's items so that he can complain - especially if hers is over 1/2 of the total. Her items usually goes first so we do have a clear look at her costs. Last night, mine went first so difficult child had to do the math to see what twice my cost would be and if the total came up to that. I hate taking the two of them shopping together anymore. It is always a battle telling difficult child that it is none of his business how I spend money. [/QUOTE]
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