I was watching TV with my 5 year old daughter the other day and a commercial came on for some retarded, plastic toy. Lately, every time she sees a commercial for a shitty toy she says, “I want that” (let’s all hold our comments about what that says about my parenting skills and how much TV I let her watch, thanks). I’ve also started instilling an allowance system, so that she understands that you have to work to get rewarded (again, hold the comments about making a five year old have to understand the concept of work and rewards). As a result, whenever she says she wants something she sees on TV, I tell her “well, if you do your chores and save up your allowance, then you can buy that yourself”. This last time, she responded with a comment that spawned an awesome conversation:
Daughter: “I wish sharing was a chore”.
Me: “(Laughing) Why is that? Because you’re really good at sharing?”
D: “Yes. And I would make money by sharing. Then I would share my money, which would make even more money. Then I would take all of my money and throw it into the sky so it rained down on everyone”.
M: (Couldn’t help myself) “Now that’s what I call making it rain!”.
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