We went to celebrate AJ’s effort in TKD grading today. She got to choose what we were to have for dinner. I had suggested Japanese, as she loves sushi. She asked, “Is Japanese expensive?” I said, “Usually.” She said, “Ok, then we wont go for Japanese.”
We walked to a few restaurants and she looked at the menu, checking out the prices. Each time she said “no”, she muttered, “too expensive.” We settled for one that had an weekend offer.
After we were settled, I asked her if given a choice, would she rather have more money to buy more things or time w/ mummy. She said, “Time w/ mummy, cuz even tho I cant ‘ve all the things that I want, I still have mummy.”
That eased and warmed my heart, as I’ve been feeling the guilt of not being able to provide them with more.
Kudos to you for raising such sensible children ;D
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My boys chose the same instead of a condo flat ;p Then my elder boy wondered if they (the children) had stopped me from pursuing own career. I corrected immediately that they had not stopped me from anything, and I had chosen to be with them most willingly. I certainly dont want them thinking that they were obstacles in any way