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re: What would you do? Kid at the zoo wanted me to pay for his snacks.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:42 am to jrodLSUke
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:42 am to jrodLSUke
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I don't see why you stepped in at this point. The other adult agreed to pay for the kid, so it may not have been right to penalize the kid for another adult's choice.
Because she was with our little mini-group. And she had seen me explain to him that if he wanted extras, he was going to have to spend the money he was sent with. And then she was checking out with her kid and he just set his stuff up there with hers and she didn't know how to react.
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Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:42 am to fr33manator
I wouldn't hesitate to buy the kid a snack and I would NEVER tell him he had to reimburse the mom. WTF is wrong with you? Yes, the kid had money for the gift shop and didn't want the fruit you brought, but he's still just a kid.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:43 am to fr33manator
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What would you do?
Just buy the kid the frozen banana. It's not a big deal, and probably would help make his day.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:43 am to IAmNERD
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One thing that really irritates me in this situation though, is the parents that send their kid to the zoo with like 100 bucks and they're just rubbing it in all the other kids' faces that they got the giant stuffed elephant and 3 ice creams for themselves or something.
This is exactly what OP did for his kids, except he was there to encourage it and rub it in the face of the other kids.
When you are a field trip chaperone with a bunch of other kids you need to learn to read the room and realize that not all the kids have credit cards to whip out for any treat or toy they want, so you doing that for your kid is going to end up making everyone jealous or mad.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:44 am to fr33manator
I would've just bought him one. He's not my kid- I don't really care if he turns out to be an entitled dick
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:45 am to fr33manator
$13 on some shite for him to feed animals? That might be the real problem. Kid had $20 and 65% of it went to buying some shite to feed the animals.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:47 am to fr33manator
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fr33manator
Dude you are cheap af
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:47 am to fr33manator
Are you poor? If yes, then you did the right thing.
Else, you're a cheap twat.
Else, you're a cheap twat.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:51 am to fr33manator
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:51 am to SixthAndBarone
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I wouldn't hesitate to buy the kid a snack and I would NEVER tell him he had to reimburse the mom. WTF is wrong with you? Yes, the kid had money for the gift shop and didn't want the fruit you brought, but he's still just a kid
The kid had lunch. I offered additional snacks. He had extra money. The mom asked me what to do about it.
If the kid legit didn't have anything, I would have provided and not thought anything about it. I brought extra food for that exact reason. Ended up feeding a bunch on the bus with my extra snacks.
But I don't understand how I'm the a-hole because I didn't just jump up and offer to get him expensive snacks just because he happened to get stuck with us. I offered alternatives. Pretty sure I ended up getting him some French fries anyway and I know he got a bag of Doritos too. So it wasn't like I handed him an itemized bill.
Just wasn't going to make some other mom get stuck with it when she had her own kid to take care of too
This post was edited on 4/27/23 at 10:03 am
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:52 am to fr33manator
should have tossed that mooching punk into the gorilla enclosure
This post was edited on 4/27/23 at 10:03 am
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:55 am to fr33manator
I would have bought the kid a treat so that he could enjoy the field trip with your kids. Set an example for your kids of what being a generous, compassionate person looks like and hopefully they won't turn out to be petty assholes.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:58 am to fr33manator
Yes. Yes. Yes.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 9:58 am to Jon A thon
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Honestly in that situation, I'd probably not buy my kids treats other kids don't have the same unlimited access to. Yes he had 20 bucks, your kids had your Visa.
That's the thing though. My kids had the same budget. 20 bucks to spend on "extras". Be they snacks, gift shop, animal food (which we didn't see) whatever.
So it wasn't like I was buying my kids All this extravagant stuff and he got nothing. He could have spent his money on a frozen banana too but said he wanted to save it for the gift shop.
And hell, I ended up covering 5 for him in the gift shop anyways so he got the banana in the end.
But I'm the bastard.
This post was edited on 4/27/23 at 10:02 am
Posted on 4/27/23 at 10:07 am to fr33manator
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Was I unnecessarily mean to the kid?
Should I have just kept my mouth shut and spent some extra money on this kid?
Yes and Yes. He's a fricking kid. You had an opportunity to be a good guy to a kid who didn't have enough money for who knows what reason, but either way he didn't have a parent there to ask.
A simple gesture so he could enjoy with the other kids but you decided to be a douchebag. Good job.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 10:14 am to DevilDagNS
Man I'm really feeling like an a-hole now.
He did have enough money though. He had 20 bucks to spend. Same amount I allotted for each of mine.
I told him he could choose to buy a banana, just like I would have done with mine.
He said he wanted to spend it at the gift shop. I told him that was fine too.
I thought I was teaching a valuable lesson. And I ended up spending extra on him anyway but I didn't want to start the day with him thinking he could just get whatever he wanted and sticking me with the bill.
It's not about the money, it's about the principle of the matter.
All the other kids were enjoying the snacks i offered. They were all having a good time. I didn't treat this kid any differently than any other kid. In fact he got more than they did.
But now I'm wondering if I was just totally wrong and should have just splurged on whatever this kid wanted.
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You had an opportunity to be a good guy to a kid who didn't have enough money for who knows what reason, but either way he didn't have a parent there to ask.
He did have enough money though. He had 20 bucks to spend. Same amount I allotted for each of mine.
I told him he could choose to buy a banana, just like I would have done with mine.
He said he wanted to spend it at the gift shop. I told him that was fine too.
I thought I was teaching a valuable lesson. And I ended up spending extra on him anyway but I didn't want to start the day with him thinking he could just get whatever he wanted and sticking me with the bill.
It's not about the money, it's about the principle of the matter.
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A simple gesture so he could enjoy with the other kids but you decided to be a douchebag.
All the other kids were enjoying the snacks i offered. They were all having a good time. I didn't treat this kid any differently than any other kid. In fact he got more than they did.
But now I'm wondering if I was just totally wrong and should have just splurged on whatever this kid wanted.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 10:16 am to fr33manator
Dick move to not buy him something imo
Been in the same situation before and I can’t imagine not getting the little dude something he wants within reason.
Part of the fun of going to the zoo is having a snack in that environment
Been in the same situation before and I can’t imagine not getting the little dude something he wants within reason.
Part of the fun of going to the zoo is having a snack in that environment
This post was edited on 4/27/23 at 10:19 am
Posted on 4/27/23 at 10:17 am to fr33manator
Hold on.
So some other random person decides to be kind and pay for snacks for the kid and you take it upon yourself to take his money from him to repay this kind stranger…
Yes, undoubtedly you are the a-hole in this situation.
Have a little empathy for Christ sake. Buy the kid a snack, it’s not going to bankrupt you. Or don’t, it’s your decision to set the example for your own children who undoubtedly see what you’re doing and will emulate the behavior in the future.
But inserting yourself into the situation to teach someone else’s child about budgeting when he’s just trying to have a good time on a field trip is a massively prickish thing to do.
So some other random person decides to be kind and pay for snacks for the kid and you take it upon yourself to take his money from him to repay this kind stranger…
Yes, undoubtedly you are the a-hole in this situation.
Have a little empathy for Christ sake. Buy the kid a snack, it’s not going to bankrupt you. Or don’t, it’s your decision to set the example for your own children who undoubtedly see what you’re doing and will emulate the behavior in the future.
But inserting yourself into the situation to teach someone else’s child about budgeting when he’s just trying to have a good time on a field trip is a massively prickish thing to do.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 10:20 am to fr33manator
The kid probably went home and talked shite to his parents about the guy that wouldn't buy him a frozen banana and spoke in poems all day
Posted on 4/27/23 at 10:23 am to fr33manator
I don't know that you handled it wrong and not knowing anything about this kid.... hard to say.
I probably would have helped him out. My kids are grown and doing great, but I never liked being around other peoples children. Lol Still don't.
I probably would have helped him out. My kids are grown and doing great, but I never liked being around other peoples children. Lol Still don't.
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