The twinkies are beginning to understand the concept of money. Mostly because they want me to buy them a new toy, video game, or app every single second of every single day. When I ask them if they have any money they say, “no, but you do.”
Jackson earned a couple of dollars this week from the tooth fairy. He was very excited about losing the tooth. He told me, “I am so proud of myself!” It takes a lot of effort to lose a tooth. He lost his first loose tooth by hitting himself in the face with the refrigerator door. (He does this 3-4 times a day. It’s one of the hazards of being short in both stature and mental capacity.) This second tooth he lost while he and Reese were wrestling in his bed. It took half an hour, a flashlight, and a steak knife to find and dislodge the tooth from the boards holding their bunk beds together. He lost the tooth five minutes later and had to leave the tooth fairy a note. He and Reese had a plan to use the tooth money to buy Mario Party 9. They figured it would be no problem since, “the tooth fairy is rich!”
Something to be proud of for sure.
Of course, the tooth fairy was not nearly rich enough to leave the $50 needed for Mario Party 9. (Nor does she think the twinkies need another video game.) But they’re still obsessed. Tonight they wanted to know how people get money. I explained that grown ups get jobs and their older brother and sister do chores to earn money.
Reese and Jackson were very interested in this idea. They are ready to take over the chore reigns from Taryn and John. Reese said, “Yeah, when we’re eight John and Sissy won’t live here anymore. I know they told me.”
After I started breathing again, I told them that was correct.
They are pretty excited about earning money doing chores. Reese even asked if he could babysit to earn money. I told him yes and he said, “and you’ll pay me?”
I said, “no I won’t pay you – there won’t be anyone here for you to babysit. You’re my last kids. You’ll have to babysit for other families.”
Reese waited a few minutes and said, “Because then when we’re grown up you won’t be our Mom anymore.”
Again, after I started breathing I said, “No, I’ll always be your Mom. Even when you’re all grown up I’ll be your Mom.”
He said, “No, I’ll have a job and make money and be grown up and you won’t be my Mom anymore.”
“I’ll always be your Mom.”
“Always?”
“Yes. Always, I’ll always be your Mom.”
Jackson chimed in, “Well, we’ll just see about that Mr. Chubby.”
Maybe I’ll just be Reese’s Mom forever.
When my husband was young he also liked this whole fairy with money concept….so much so that he started saving his fingernail clippings and putting them under his pillow for the nail fairy. Quite the disappointment!
That’s the grossest thing I’ve ever heard!! Ick! Here’s hoping your little nugget doesn’t inherit that habit!
Bwahahahahahaha!!! I miss miss you and your boys and Taryn too B!
This Sunday is Mikaela’s 5th birthday, she decided she likes to be 6 not 5!
Sometimes, I just let things like these arguments go. *Sigh*
Happy “6th” to Mikalea:)
Your stories make me laugh so much, B.
Perhaps when the twinkies are all grown up and have jobs and make money, they can buy YOU Mario Party 9.
Ha! I bet they’ll just buy me diet pills
They are so darn precious! Kids seriously think money grows on trees. It is cute. Until it is not.
<3
Jodi
It’s cute until they ask for the 476th time.
Sam has always wanted to earn money, mostly because I refuse to buy his video games. Best day of my life when I could hand over the pooper scooper (he was 6)- worth $2 to have that job done every time.
I think Taryn & John started chores in kindergarten. It’s been pretty awesome. But honestly, the best day will be when we get rid of the stupid dog forever.
It was very hard to finish reading this after the hitting with the refrigerator door..Your kids crack me up!
True story. Seriously.
Just love this.
Is your favorite part where he calls me Mr. Chubby?
The Twins better look out if the Twinkies are going to start fighting for their jobs LOL. Hmmm….Mr. Chubby???? that is a new one. Love this post
Thanks. He’s crazy!
I’m so glad I’m not the only one being called fat.
This is why they’re not the only kids being called dumb.
Wow that’s commitment – hitting yourself in the face with a refrigerator door. When I was a kid we’d attach cotton thread to the loose tooth and then the other end to a door handle and slam the door, leading to blood dripping down our faces and a tooth ready to be proffered to the tooth fairy!
It was completely accidental. Pretty much the story of our lives;)
So you stopped breathing because you realized that once John and Taryn leave you’ll get a DOUBLE raise?! (they say when a kid moves out it’s like getting a raise – and it’s true!!)
I don’t know, double college doesn’t sound very appealing!
lol wut?
Mr Chubby? excuse me?
The tooth fairy at our place gave $5 for the very first tooth ever lost and $1 after. My wife and I keepa few one dollar bills in a secret place (an by few, I mean three or four) just in case teeth come out between paychecks.
The tooth fairy forgets a lot…because I never have cash. I blame living in Alaska. I’m not sure what I’ll do when we move back to the lower 48!
My kids think money comes automatically when you put your card in the atm machine and that chores are something they don’t need to do unless they are playing housekeeper. Sigh.
You know why? Because kids are selfish jerks.
Is Mr Chubby your new nickname now ? LOL!
Only for people who hate me!
Mr. Chubby? Where’d they get THAT? haha! I think I’ll be sad when my kids talk about leaving….(tear)… my daughter says she’ll live with me forever and ever. I need to record that for when she is 15.
Do that, record it. Seriously, it’s heartbreaking to think about them leaving.
Ah…who is Mr. Chubby? And couldn’t you ask them to sign a contract and tell them the actual expiration date? Seems to me that Reese is going to come up on top after all.
Oh, stupid kids reminding you that one day they’ll all grow up and be stupid and leave you!