Saturday, February 6, 2010
He's swallowed the Kool Aid
Pops just left. I think he has officially swallowed the "grandparent Kool Aid." I've never seen this Kool Aid before but it must exist because seemingly level headed parents get all kooky when they become grandparents. Let me explain by example. Pops never gave me money for getting an A on my report card, good grades were expected. But today he handed Meredith a $10 and told her keep the change. She only had 7 As. Of course that made Eleanor sad since Pops didn't give her any money. I suggested he give her a quarter. He gave her a $5! Then, like cash for grades is not enough to make me think my dad is softening with age, he proceeds to tell Brad and I that he is thinking he might get Meredith a swimming pool for her birthday! What?! I asked for a swimming pool for years instead I got pass to the public pool. What's next? A trampoline? A car? A later curfew?
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He told me about this and said he would have just given her a dollar but only had a $5. Lucky girls! If I remember correctly I had to do a ton of chores in order to get my $2 a week allowance, but nothing for the A's. Will this get worst? Should my kids expect $5 for each A? If so I'm going back to school.
I definitely think there is a money money opportunity here...hmm...
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