I'm sick of it. Yes, the economy scares me to death right now. Sure, fuel prices are down, and that's a help. Sure, I have nothing tied up in the stock market, so I haven't lost anything. Still, it's tough to afford groceries.
My kids don't ask for things at the store. On the rare occasion that they DO ask for some bobble, they follow the request with, "If we can't afford it, it's OK." They don't expect "things" and they appreciate what they have.
Yes, I am happy with how my kids are turning out. I bought new umbrellas for them (since they walk to school and had no umbrellas) and they were thrilled! "Oooh, thanks Mom!" It's a small thing, but they appreciate where we are in life, and what it takes to buy any little thing.
I just keep rockin' on. I work, I come home. I pay the bills that can be paid, and chip away at the larger ones. I know that there is no debtor's prison, and I know that my family depends upon me. Therefore, I do what is needed to keep treading water.
What more can we do, other than tread water? Keep paddling, my friends
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I'm lucky that my kids are pretty satisfied with what they get, too. I laughed one time when Ryan and I were talking and I said '....when you were about 6 or 7 and we were pretty poor...' and she said "We were poor?! I didn't know that!" I guess we did a good job then...
Paddle, paddle, paddle. My kids are good at the store too. They are used to being told no!
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