I could not be more proud of my 15 year old daughter. She is in honors classes at school, she’s a varsity cheerleader, spends time with her friends, and she has a job at a popular ice cream shop. She is also busy af. She’s been working since the beginning of summer and has been making great money. She hasn’t really asked me for money when going out with friends (which has been amazing btw) but sometimes, things can get a little gray. For example, let’s use something we can all relate to…Target. In my head, if we’re there together and she wants a totally non-essential item like a 12th cropped t-shirt or her 7th pair of gold hoops, she should pay. Sometimes she doesn’t blink an eye but other times she’ll get upset and tell me she’s the “only one of my friends who has to buy all my own stuff.” Which of course makes me feel bad…but on the other hand, I’m a single mom who is by no means being stingy, I’m just trying to be smart and stretch what I have for as long as possible. When I was 16 and got my first job any extra stuff I wanted or wanted to do was funded by me. I would love to buy everything for her but I can’t…and that doesn’t do her any favors in life in the long run. 

And now for the win, the other night she went shopping for 2 birthday gifts with a friend. She first asked me for money and I told her she had saved quite a bit and it would be helpful if she would spend her own money. When she got back her first words to me were “Whoa…inflation is real mom!” And proudly showed me what she bought. I’ll take that as a W as she is learning the value of a very inflated dollar…and what it’s like for me EVERY.SINGLE.DAY 😉

Sincerely,

Lisa aka Busy af Mom

So am I on the right track? Do you have a similar issue? Advice? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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