
"back to school" gift & prize for little boy. He worked hard this summer by attending 3 programs in which he maintains 2 for the entire year. Being a good reader. An obedient son. A sweet baby. THESE things made me happy. So, on our way home from the DFA, I called him[....]
ME: Hi, baby! Are you giving ATE a hard time?
IZE: No, Mama. I finished my food and drank my milk. I finished (your) homework,too.
ME: That's great. I just wish I have the money to buy you something.
IZE: Really? Oh, well. This is just my wish, okay. But I want a transformer toy. If you don't have money, use your credit card in the wallet. Or get from Papa's wallet. (laughing) Mama, I think I'll just settle for Mcdo fries.
ME: I won't promise anything, baby.
IZE: Fries would be fine.
ME: Okay. See you soon.
IZE: Love you, Mama.
(hangs up the phone)
I don't have the heart to turn him down nor have the will to tolerate his qualms. So, I decided to just keep everything in neutral instead of making promises that I might not be able to keep. We went to Toys R US (as I keep bugging the husband to stop just to look around for possible party giveaways - ALIBI!) to buy 2 transformers ( movie version of Bumblebee and Jolt) toy and a shirt. They even gave us a movie poster. Cool!
When we got home, he was ECSTATIC to see the BIG white bag.
Toys - expensive.
My wallet - totally empty.
His SMILE and a sweet THANK YOU - priceless.....