TLOC
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I don't want to know!
Another wonderful wife.
I won't tell you and TomO @TLOC what I think, you cheap...
But seriously, I spoiled my kids, I still spoil my grandsons. For the most part it has not turned out well for me. My daughters are ungrateful. I don't see much of my son anymore except for holidays. He says, "call me if you need anything" and I know he will do anything for me. He should know I wouldn't ask for a glass of water if I was dying in a desert. I don't see my oldest grandson or the youngest.
Only my grandson Ayden is truly close to me and calls me regularly, just to talk. He is humble and grateful for everything. He is turning out to be the man I was raised to be, without the mean streak I acquired on my own.
To be fair to my kids; I am blunt and brutally honest. Other than Ayden, they don't seem to respect that. What do they expect from a worn-out old street rat? My money is always welcomed, but me, not so much anymore. They have no idea how hard this old street rat had to work to earn that kind of money.
I knew I didn't want to know.
Do like I do and skip it.
How did you know? I slept to 11:34pm "this morning"
Good lord Louis! I canāt think of ever being called cheap. If anything too generous to service people.
The lawn service my grandson performs is because I seek value in every $$$ I spend. I shouldnāt be cutting per my doctors in the Summer heat. It may have been a big factor per the Doctors in last Summers stroke but weāll never know. For our small 1/3 acre city lot the professional lawn services want a minimum $75. In my case I was quoted $90 weekly because āyou have a corner lotā. I never figured that out butā¦
The grandson agreed to a price. $30 cash for 45 minutes work is exceptional pay IMO for an 11 year old, YMMV. Plus he gets a sub sandwich (loves subway) a soda and chips! I just donāt want him expecting a tip for just doing a job. His parents sat him down to explain the financial facts of life recently to him.
This Spring he said he would not be playing Summer League hockey. Then last minute decided he wanted to play. $360 for 12 games plus playoffs and $50 for 2 jerseys. He broke a stick, $140! His mom says he needs new elbow pads and shin guards. Plus he plays soccer and his shoes no longer fit from June! We are trying to get him to understand money doesnāt grow on trees or out of granddad and grandmaās wallets. We do pay for 50% of all his hockey fees and about 75% of his equipment costs. Itās because we want to and easily can. When his mom and his uncle 1st started playing Terry and I had no help. We werenāt in a good financial spot when they started playing but we found ways. His parents can handle it but like I have told the daughter and son, there wonāt be much left when we kick off. Iād rather see them enjoy what we can give them now
Iād love to give him $50 for cutting but he wouldnāt have earned it. He needs to understand you need to work. When I asked him last week if he discusses the grass cutting and pay with the 2 buddies and the buddette. He said not really but sort of! He said the 2 buddies cut both their parents yards and both grandparents yards for free! The friend thatās a girl rides a tractor cutting her grandparents acreage but sheās always broke so he doesnāt think sheās paid.
Down to the trains I go
