Yesterday in the car on the way home from school I saw my 9 yo (3rd g) with $20. She has some money saved from her allowances because she usually talks herself out of spending any. But this money was given to her, supposedly, by another girl in her class because she told a joke. She said if my girl would tell a joke, she’d give her $20. So she did. I would too! LOL. And the girl brought in the money.
I told her she couldn’t keep it. I talked to her teacher today, who doesn’t know kids are passing money around. My girl says, can I keep it, if her mom says I can? I said, no, it wouldn’t be right. Plus, I wonder if my girl has paid anyone any money? (She says no.)
Then my 11 yo (5th g) said: I hope she didn’t take it from her mother’s wallet.
Me too. I told the teacher not to single out my girl as she’d be devastated, she’s so sensitive. I told her she hadn’t done anything wrong.
It reminds me of a time when I was growing up. Money was very tight, but while we knew it, we didn’t suffer. When a new acquaintance left after playing, my mother discovered $10 was missing from her wallet. This would have been a devastating loss at the time. I knew it too.
No, for sure, for sure, we hadn’t taken it. (She asked more than once.)
About 1/2 hour after my mother realized the money was missing, this girl came down crying, with her mother…she had taken the money. She apologized and gave it back. I remember being mortified for her. I don’t think she meant any harm by it. We were all too young, about 8 yrs old. It was a learning lesson. And I was glad her mother found out and made her return it, because it made a big difference for us, not the least was my mother knowing we had told the truth.
Karin
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