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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 97884" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Penta, yes I agree a job is very important. difficult child worked at our local ice cream shop this spring and summer. It's closed now for the winter. She blew them off quite a bit to hang out with friends, between that and her baseball schedule and flag practice, they got tired of it and she never got any hours after August. She was a good worker, friendly, and they liked her, but she admitted that she doesn't like working and turned down hours when she felt like it. She even admitted to her friend that she doesn't know how she is going to keep a job when she gets out of school. In that same conversationshe admitted that she doesn't know how she is going to keep her house clean when she's on her won because she can't keep her room clean for one day. At least there's some self awareness going on.</p><p></p><p>Right at this moment she is at our mall applying for a job at JC Penney. They need Christmas help. She applied several other places but no one has called yet. I keep telling her she needs to get the hair out of her eyes before someone will hire her. Her response is that "I guess I just won't get a job then".</p><p></p><p>We've told her that we aren't giving her any more money, except for school lunch and necessities and that she better get a job if she wants to go out with her friends and spend money.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p><p></p><p>P.S. Her money management skills leave a lot to be desired also. When she got her first paycheck I took her to the bank to open up a student checking account, no fees, limited access with ATM card. That worked for two paychecks. She deposited her money and took it out in small increments. Until she discovered they forgot to put the withdrawal limit on and she took out the entire check. I got that fixed and she just went in the bank to cash her paycheck and spent it in a couple days, getting nails done, food, junk stuff, candy. Nothing was saved. </p><p></p><p>Then she tried to withdraw $20 even though she only had $6 in and it let her do that :smile: . I guess she figured they would just keep giving her money and they figured I had enough to cover it in my checking account since the accounts were tied together. She did that not once but twice :hammer: . I finally closed the account.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 97884, member: 59"] Penta, yes I agree a job is very important. difficult child worked at our local ice cream shop this spring and summer. It's closed now for the winter. She blew them off quite a bit to hang out with friends, between that and her baseball schedule and flag practice, they got tired of it and she never got any hours after August. She was a good worker, friendly, and they liked her, but she admitted that she doesn't like working and turned down hours when she felt like it. She even admitted to her friend that she doesn't know how she is going to keep a job when she gets out of school. In that same conversationshe admitted that she doesn't know how she is going to keep her house clean when she's on her won because she can't keep her room clean for one day. At least there's some self awareness going on. Right at this moment she is at our mall applying for a job at JC Penney. They need Christmas help. She applied several other places but no one has called yet. I keep telling her she needs to get the hair out of her eyes before someone will hire her. Her response is that "I guess I just won't get a job then". We've told her that we aren't giving her any more money, except for school lunch and necessities and that she better get a job if she wants to go out with her friends and spend money. Nancy P.S. Her money management skills leave a lot to be desired also. When she got her first paycheck I took her to the bank to open up a student checking account, no fees, limited access with ATM card. That worked for two paychecks. She deposited her money and took it out in small increments. Until she discovered they forgot to put the withdrawal limit on and she took out the entire check. I got that fixed and she just went in the bank to cash her paycheck and spent it in a couple days, getting nails done, food, junk stuff, candy. Nothing was saved. Then she tried to withdraw $20 even though she only had $6 in and it let her do that [img]:smile:[/img] . I guess she figured they would just keep giving her money and they figured I had enough to cover it in my checking account since the accounts were tied together. She did that not once but twice [img]:hammer:[/img] . I finally closed the account. [/QUOTE]
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