Mark and I were playing catch outside yesterday, when he brought up the subject of allowance. He informed me that he'd played his drums all week, and finished his day's homework, and that I owed him $3.
"OK," I answered. "But let's try something new--let's put your allowance in a jar in the kitchen, so you can actually see how much money you have."
He frowned at me, so I went on.
"When you keep it in your wallet, you never have any money," I said. "What do you spend it on?"
"I buy mints," he said, with a shrug.
"Ooh," I said. Then, mimicking an adult Mark, I said, "I wanted to buy a house, but I bought mints instead."
He giggled, so I went on.
"I wanted to go to college, but I bought mints."
He laughed out loud.
"I wanted to travel the world, but I bought mints." Then I frowned, and in super stern voice said, "I wanted to buy my mom a Christmas present--"
"--so I bought her mints!" Mark yelled, and fell into a fit of laughter. I couldn't help it, I laughed along with him.
So, if your birthday is coming up, or you exchange Christmas presents with Mark, don't be surprised if this year...you get mints.
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