I have to share this with you. It is one of those things that as a parent, you can sit back is your chair with a sigh and a big smile on your face and say "Wow, they actually hear me and it makes a difference."That was exactly the feeling that I had!
This is the story:
Both of my kids were going on their yearly school overnight at the same time. And hand in hand with overnights are snacks. I highly recommend not fighting this one. We generally don't have "popular" snacks at home. I try as much as possible to prepare regular meals and keep healthy snacks in the cupboard, so I sent the kids to the local grocer to buy some.
As much as I say "don't fight the popular snacks" in this instance, I also don't think that you (or the kids) should exaggerate. I only had a 100 shekel bill in my wallet so I gave it to them and told them that I wanted them to spend only 50 Shekels – 25 Shekels each. I didn't want them to be too pressured about the cost so I also told them that they don't have to be exact, its OK if the go over the 50 shekel limit a little but to try to stay as close as possible to the goal.
The kids came back from the grocer about a half hour later with a big bag and big smiles on their faces :-) :-). Wanting to share in their pleasure, I asked to see their treasure. (Ha, ha, it rhythms)
They poured out all the goodies onto the coach and started to explain: "We both got one of these", "I got this and he got that – they are about the same price", "We bought a bag of mixed chocolate and a box of Oreo Cookies so we can share", "We checked all the prices – some things were really expensive so we decided to get other things instead", and so the explanation went one.
Then my daughter saw the receipt lying on the coach and picked it up. With a huge smile on her face she said, "Mommy! All this cost us only 59 Shekels! We knew exactly how to shop and get the most out of our money. After all, my mother is a Financial Coach!"
All I could do at that point was eat them up – the kids that it !!!!!!! The best snacks that I ever had :-)
