Money= Burns a hole, then Causes Allergic Reaction

My last couple of posts have been about my little miss all grown up, and have over looked the young man who also resides in our house and adds a great deal of wisdom to our family. He has recently earned the opportunity to go shopping with the money he has been saving in his wallet.

Our shopping trip took the whole family to Target, where Wayne walked up and down the toy aisle thinking out loud, "oh! Wow! That would be cool." "Nope, I don't think it is worth that." Until he saw it, an Iron Man Mask! He had to have an Iron man mask, because he would be able to pretend to be Iron Man. So, we added it to our buggy and kept walking. We went all the way through the toys and into the sporting goods section. There we found a totally cool (and GREEN) glow in the dark bat and ball. This was awesome, until he realized just on the other side of the aisle was the jackpot! REAL bats, and REAL balls, and even a Glove..... So after spending time finding the right bat and gloves, and looking at the balls, and a tee, Wayne learned that he did not have enough money.

Let the negotiations begin! Wayne wanted (of course don't most kids?) his cake and to eat it too. He assumed that we could get him the baseball stuff, and he could still buy his mask, and have money left over. We quickly reminded him that he was there to spend his money, and that we would pay for what is left over after his money is gone. However, he was going to have to decide. An Iron Man mask, that he would play with for a total of 3 hours and never play with again, or everything you could need to play baseball something he wanted for a while.

After some tears, talking, and really thinking about it.... he had decided on the baseball equipment, and that he could save up the money for the mask and buy it some other time. Who knew shopping for what you want was so painful? (Besides his mother who HATES to shop!)

Finally at the register, ready to count out his portion of the bill, as he started to hand the lady the money, a sneezing fit came on. This brought out a whole new aspect of the trip. I think through the experience of spending his own money on whatever he decided..... he has learned that shopping is a headache (filled with decision making) and when you actually spend your money it causes an alergic reaction which leads to a sneezing fit. Ahhh... the joy of spending time with the kids to help them learn life's little lessons!