Today we went out to lunch as a family. After stuffing ourselves like pigs, we headed over to the mall to walk it off. While we were there I stepped into the Hallmark store to ask if they carried last year's popular "Elf on a Shelf." Meanwhile Riley decided to pick up a snow globe and bobbled it. It came crashing down to the ground and the next thing we know there's glass, water, and glitter all over the floor!
Well, he learned a $30 lesson today! Can you believe someone would spend that much on a Christmas snow globe? Well, we did. Riley got embarrassed, and felt bad about it, which is good because he learned that you don't touch in stores like that. We came up with a plan for him to earn back the money that it cost for the snow globe. He's going to help around the house (there isn't a whole lot more he can do - he already makes his bed, puts laundry away, clears his dishes, cleans up the toys in his room, feeds the dog, etc.) but now he's going to help Daddy take out the trash, fold laundry, etc. Each task is going to be worth a dollar, so he has to help with 30 extra tasks.
He immediately asked his dad if they could take out the trash tonight! I hope this helps him to learn to keep his hands in his pockets while we're in stores with breakables!
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Kaden broke a snow globe at the Disney store but thankfully it was like a 2007 one or something like that they were trying to clear out, they didn't make me pay. He also broke a yankee candle at Kohls they didn't make me pay for! Totally humiliating for me though!!! Riley's a good boy, I am sure he will never do it again.
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