How are your children adjusting to the recession?
By tmunden
@tmunden (34)
United States
February 4, 2009 11:30am CST
Hello all! So as this is Girl Scout Cookie season, I purchased a box of Thin Mints and Caramel Delights (I think). I devoured the Thin Mints and I let her share the other box with her sister. The next day I went to sneak a few from their box only to discover that the one I took out looked like it a piece broken off the top. I ate it and got another one only to discover the same thing. I pulled out the rows of cookies and lo and behold all of them had been broken, with little perfect teeth marks at the top.
I couldn't help but laugh and as soon as I could questioned her. She looked shocked that I went into her cookie box, but she didn't give me an answer. She just smiled. Later that evening, she ran into my room munching on her cookies, and doing the happy dance. "Look what I got" she said. I saved it for the "cession".
The next morning as I went to get our bag of apples, each slice had perfect little teeth marks. I smiled and put them back. In her own little way she has learned about moderation.
How are your children adjusting to the "cession"?
2 responses
@roberten (3128)
• United States
4 Feb 09
Children are so wonderfully delightful in their view of the world; you gotta love them. My kids are older and are not bothered by the recession. They commented over the holidays that now the rest of the world was learning to live what they've known all their life; a kind of welcome to their world so to speak. They are resourceful and happy people who make the best out of every situation. They love to take their the lemons life slings at them and make lemonade out of them. From the sounds of it, your kids do the same. Lovely story, thanks for sharing. 
@SukiSmiles (1991)
• United States
4 Feb 09
That is really funny! My kids are older and they have realized that they just have to do without things they were used to doing or having. For example, we always got books from those flyers they send home in school. No more. We rarely go out to eat anymore, much to their dismay. We just do things that don't cost as much money or that we can do for free, but still have fun.
