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In response to
"Rereading the prudence chat, the woman had sex with her best friend's husband 4 years ago, and the guilt is just now tearing her apart?"
by
Inigo
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bonus prudence chat q: mom chaperone on a field trip "loaned" her kid .75 cents. her kid "forgot" and now the chaperone is getting all loan sharkey
Posted by
poxie (aka chris)
Oct 24 '11, 12:37
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LOANS, PARENTING
My son "Alex" goes to school with my good friend "Pam's" daughter "Maggie." Three weeks ago "Alex" and "Maggie" went on a school field trip in which the kids used public transportation to reach their destination. Pam chaperoned. Alex misplaced his busy money, so Pam "loaned" him 75 cents to return to school after the field trip ended. Alex promptly forgot about the "loan", which Pam explained to him she expected to be repaid, and now I have learned that Pam and Maggie are upset because Alex refuses to repay the loan. Maggie has asked him seven times if he has brought her mother's 75 cents, explaining that repaying loans is a "matter of principle." The kids are twelve, so I understand that Pam's trying to teach Alex financial responsibility, but I'm miffed that Maggie has been badgering Alex about this. It's only 75 cents, after all. And what would Pam have done? Not given him the money and left him on a street corner? My husband wants to give Alex 75 cents and be done with this. I think Pam's taken this too far, and I want to tell her how I feel she could have handled this better. What should I do?
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Responses:
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pay it back, but Pam has really taken it too far. It's not her job to educate him. -- nm
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loosilu
Oct 24, 12:41
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explain to Alex about bill collectors and how to ignore them for years. -- nm
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tRuMaN
Oct 24, 12:41
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this definitely merits a letter to an advice columnist. if a similar situation ever occurs to me, I'm going to fast and pray for guidance.
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TFox
Oct 24, 12:40
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give them a dollar and call it "interest" on the loan and tell Alex to NEVER borrow again
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Charlie Brown si
Oct 24, 12:39
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give her a dollar (interest) and tell Pam that it's up to you, as the parent, to teach your kids these types of lessons - not her. -- nm
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kare
Oct 24, 12:39
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Alex needs to punch Maggie out -- nm
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decline
Oct 24, 12:38
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Pay the damn 75 cents. -- nm
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TWuG
Oct 24, 12:38
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pay the 75 f-in cents back. i think the friend is being silly too, but, if Alex owes 75 cents, he should pay 75 cents.
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Andie
Oct 24, 12:38
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