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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 11:33 am to 777Tiger
Posted on 4/27/23 at 11:33 am to 777Tiger
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yep, little dude is an operator, honing his skills on OP
frick yeah he is...
Dude will do well at some intersection with a bucket and signs eliciting sympathy.
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Posted on 4/27/23 at 11:37 am to fr33manator
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I must have communicated this poorly. It was never about the Banana. I could have bought 10 bananas.
It's about how you ask for things, especially lagniappe. Especially when you've made it clear you were given money for that purpose.
You asked the board what would we do.
I would have bought the kid a banana and not lecture him on a fricking field trip.
And your snacks suck too.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 11:44 am to fr33manator
You brought peppers as a snack for a children’s field trip. WTF is wrong with you?
Posted on 4/27/23 at 11:45 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Kids grow up to be Beggers because adults allow it to happen.
In most cases I agree, but I think your looking at this like the kid is in the street begging or will be.
This was on a field trip. I very special time for kids especially now that you may only take 1 a year. I dont remember much about school but I do remember the field trips so many years later. As a chaperone on a field trip, I would try to make sure the kids made good memories.
And what this kid is going to remember is a tightass man said spend your own money on a damn frozen banana, lectured him about it and offered him celery as a snack.
This post was edited on 4/27/23 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 4/27/23 at 11:48 am to kciDAtaE
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You brought peppers as a snack for a children’s field trip. WTF is wrong with you?
Sweet peppers?
What's wrong with these?
They are basically bell peppers.
This post was edited on 4/27/23 at 11:49 am
Posted on 4/27/23 at 11:54 am to fr33manator
It is easy to say…just buy the kid a banana. And honestly if he had been hanging with me and my kids for most of the outing, I almost certainly would have. BUT…he had money and made his own choice not to buy a banana AND not to eat the free snacks you were willing to give him. He prioritized. He wasnt a poor, penniless kid whose parent sent him out hungry with no money. Had he been hungry…satsuma. Didnt want that, so he moved on to the next mark.
Where I think you went a little overboard is making him reimburse the woman. That was her fight, and even if she asked you what to do, leave it to her.
I really dont feel bad for the kid. He had ample money, he made his choices. I also do not think he was traumatized and his field trip memories ruined forever.
Now I really want a frozen banana.
Where I think you went a little overboard is making him reimburse the woman. That was her fight, and even if she asked you what to do, leave it to her.
I really dont feel bad for the kid. He had ample money, he made his choices. I also do not think he was traumatized and his field trip memories ruined forever.
Now I really want a frozen banana.
This post was edited on 4/27/23 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 4/27/23 at 11:56 am to fr33manator
quote:Good chance you are going to have to explain why you stole the kid's money. Not exactly what happened, but I doubt that push over of a mom will keep her story in line with yours. It wasn't your business to get involved at that point. What would you have done if the 11 year old refused to fork over his $20?
2. Eh, maybe I could have just let the other mom learn her lesson. The lesson was lost on the kid. I don't know his situation.
And btw, there will be an enhanced story about he had saved that $20 to buy a Mother's Day gift but now you ruined it. Be prepared.
This post was edited on 4/27/23 at 11:58 am
Posted on 4/27/23 at 11:58 am to PoppaD
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And what this kid is going to remember is a man wouldn't give him a frozen banana, lectured him on money, and offered him celery as a snack.
yeah, I feel like a bit of a jerk now, but how was I supposed to know I needed to have preemptively bought the kid a banana? It's not like he asked for one when I was getting them. My daughter wanted one and I decided to get one for her brother too. Still bought him stuff the rest of the day.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 11:59 am to fr33manator
quote:At that point was he the only other kid with you? If so, you should have asked if he wanted one before you got them for your kids.
yeah, I feel like a bit of a jerk now, but how was I supposed to know I needed to have preemptively bought the kid a banana? It's not like he asked for one when I was getting them. My daughter wanted one and I decided to get one for her brother too.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 12:05 pm to fr33manator
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o at the zoo on field trip. With a small group of 2 other parents and their kids. This little boy with no attending parent gets assigned to us.
So what is this? A school field trip or something? Where was the teacher? What happened to telling parents the amount your kid should bring (no more no less) so this bs doesn’t happen? Kids begging free stuff, others with a wad. Get it together. smdh
Posted on 4/27/23 at 12:11 pm to mmcgrath
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At that point was he the only other kid with you? If so, you should have asked if he wanted one before you got them for your kids.
No, he wasn't with me. The boys were with one of the mom's playing at the playground and the girls decided they wanted frozen bananas. Which is fine. They had 20 each for stuff like that.
When I brought the bananas out the other kid asked "where's mine."
Like I was supposed to know he wanted a banana, and what kind.
So I told him they were right inside and asked if he had money. He said yes. So I said if he wanted to spend his money on a banana, that was fine. He said he wanted to save it for the gift shop. I said that was fine too.
He didn't ask me to please buy him a banana. If he had I would have. It was the assumption.
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And btw, there will be an enhanced story about he had saved that $20 to buy a Mother's Day gift but now you ruined it. Be prepared
Well the kid still has the 7 bucks and I bought her a whistle with a compass. So she can come find my arse and blow me.
This post was edited on 4/27/23 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 4/27/23 at 12:18 pm to fr33manator
quote:Why did you do this? Had nothing to do with you.
He had a $20, I took it and made change with it and gave him the balance
Posted on 4/27/23 at 12:24 pm to fr33manator
Times are tough and money is tight. The kid doesn’t need that banana to survive and turned down snacks. It’s a perfect time to teach him the difference between needs and wants as well as budgeting. I wouldn’t have helped him out in the gift shop either.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 12:24 pm to tigergirl10
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Why did you do this? Had nothing to do with you.
He had a $20 bill. I changed it to a 10 a 5 and 5 ones. I told him he needed to give her what he spent because she still needed to buy her and her kid lunch, and she even gave him 3$ back. So he still had 10 total.
I didn't force him. I explained what he should do.
He had lunch with him (and I also bought him some extra food to be nice) but the other mom was buying her and her son lunch and had limited cash i guess. I guess she felt a little taken advantage of?
Posted on 4/27/23 at 12:28 pm to fr33manator
quote:He should know how to manage his choices.
Sorry, he was probably about 11.
That said I buy him the frozen banana deal and let him know he needs to be careful with his money, that I could hold if for him if he wanted so he didnt lose it.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 12:38 pm to fr33manator
See, the OP erred when he complicated the story for you liberals insisting someone else should spend their money on another person.
If the OP had given his own kids the budgeted $20 in cash to spend as they wished, and they each bought a banana, then the little mooch asked one of the kids to buy him a banana because he didn't want to spend his own money, every one of you liberals would have agreed the mooch would have to make the decision.
This stuff used to be common sense. The mooch wasn't hungry. He was send with enough money to buy the banana he wanted. OP was firm and reasonable. "Yes, of course you can have a banana, that's what your money is for"
If the OP had given his own kids the budgeted $20 in cash to spend as they wished, and they each bought a banana, then the little mooch asked one of the kids to buy him a banana because he didn't want to spend his own money, every one of you liberals would have agreed the mooch would have to make the decision.
This stuff used to be common sense. The mooch wasn't hungry. He was send with enough money to buy the banana he wanted. OP was firm and reasonable. "Yes, of course you can have a banana, that's what your money is for"
Posted on 4/27/23 at 12:39 pm to fr33manator
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My question: why did the little shite lose the other 7 dollars?
Honestly I’m about 99% sure you got played by the kid. Congrats on thinking emotionally like a female. Buying him one thing is cool when he has his own money but doing it all day and dealing with it sounds ridiculous and wasteful of your time. Reminds me of the moms growing up that we knew would pay for our stuff
Posted on 4/27/23 at 12:42 pm to fr33manator
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Sorry, he was probably about 11.
LSUFanHouston would have talked to the kid about sexuality, being gay, and transitioning.
Posted on 4/27/23 at 12:45 pm to fr33manator
quote:no
Was I unnecessarily mean to the kid?
Posted on 4/27/23 at 12:52 pm to fr33manator
Nope. He’s already learning to ask for handouts. And was successful. You offering him your food is kindness.
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