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At the time I was too stunned to reply at all - it's a mindblower to me that we simply weren't allowed to tell the truth.
Several years ago when the boys were 4,5 and 7 they managed to knock over a table filled with pumpkin pies at the local Shaws supermarket. I brought the boys home, told them they would have to pay for the pies with any Christmas money they received and made them all write letters of apology to the store. I dropped the letters off with a manager and asked him for the cost of damages. He told me he would have to get back with a dollar amount.
A week after Christmas I returned with the offending children (all 3 too embarrased to look up) with the intention of paying for the pies. I was told by the manager that they really didn't know what to do with me as they had NEVER had a parent who insisted that their child pay for their mistakes. That they actually had an in-store fund designed to pay for the things that children break. He said that the letters written by the boys had been a source of endless amusement in their break room and they didn't want the boys' money. I honestly didn't know wether to be happy or sad over this. While we really couldn't afford to give up the cash it was important to me that the boys learn a solid lesson about ruining things that don't belong to you. Although I do have to say the fact that they were all too embarrased to enter the store without prodding tells me that the lesson was learned, it still somehow sounds wrong to me.
One time when I was young (maybe about 6/7) we were leaving petsmart when I saw a ripped open bag of the little dog bone bistquets and took 1 to give to my dog. My mom saw it sticking out of my pocket and yelled at me telling me how wrong it was and made me go return it and tell them I was sorry. Boy that sure did scare and ashame me.
Times are pretty tough around here. Four people living on 1 income money is tight. Ive tried to apply for some assistance and the only thing we can get is insurance for my kids (thank goodness!)
You basically get paid to do nothing. They dont want to help out anyone whos trying to better themselves (or so it seems)
At the time I was too stunned to reply at all - it's a mindblower to me that we simply weren't allowed to tell the truth.
Several years ago when the boys were 4,5 and 7 they managed to knock over a table filled with pumpkin pies at the local Shaws supermarket. I brought the boys home, told them they would have to pay for the pies with any Christmas money they received and made them all write letters of apology to the store. I dropped the letters off with a manager and asked him for the cost of damages. He told me he would have to get back with a dollar amount.
A week after Christmas I returned with the offending children (all 3 too embarrased to look up) with the intention of paying for the pies. I was told by the manager that they really didn't know what to do with me as they had NEVER had a parent who insisted that their child pay for their mistakes. That they actually had an in-store fund designed to pay for the things that children break. He said that the letters written by the boys had been a source of endless amusement in their break room and they didn't want the boys' money. I honestly didn't know wether to be happy or sad over this. While we really couldn't afford to give up the cash it was important to me that the boys learn a solid lesson about ruining things that don't belong to you. Although I do have to say the fact that they were all too embarrased to enter the store without prodding tells me that the lesson was learned, it still somehow sounds wrong to me.
One time when I was young (maybe about 6/7) we were leaving petsmart when I saw a ripped open bag of the little dog bone bistquets and took 1 to give to my dog. My mom saw it sticking out of my pocket and yelled at me telling me how wrong it was and made me go return it and tell them I was sorry. Boy that sure did scare and ashame me.
Times are pretty tough around here. Four people living on 1 income money is tight. Ive tried to apply for some assistance and the only thing we can get is insurance for my kids (thank goodness!)
You basically get paid to do nothing. They dont want to help out anyone whos trying to better themselves (or so it seems)