Becky and Friends B6
Becky called me the other day, sounding very excited. When she does this, I always feel she is about to do a number on me.
"Oh grampa! I saw the sweetest Himalayan kitten I have ever seen. It was the only one left in the pet store, and I just had to tell you about it."
"That's nice. Thanks for calling."
"Wait grampa. Don't hang up. I just want to ask you if you could let me borrow $400.00. That's really a good price. These marvelous pure bred kittens usually sell for over $600.00. And it has papers and everything."
"What everything? I don't know what you mean."
"You know like shots, and the vet will include its own carrying case, and stuff like that. Please grampa, could you lend me the $400.00?"
"Tell me Becky what pets you have now."
"Not many. You know Stella, our Irish water spaniel, the one who loves swimming in your pool. You even call her your grand dog. And Spencer, our almost Himalayan cat, who is already six years old, and the vet says he could last another six years. And of course the two gold fish, and that cute little gerbil. That's it grampa, and if you ask mom she will tell you how kind I am with my friends."
"What about your poodle Sparky?"
"He's not real grampa. You made him up for your cartoon series. And that is one of the reasons I thought you would give me the money for the kitten."
"But I don't get any money for the series."
"Then why do you do it if you don't get paid for it?"
"For fun. Just like you with your friends. And I noticed you are now asking for the money and I haven't heard how you are going to pay me back."
"If you really want me to pay you back, I'll find a way."
"Why don't you and your friend set up a lemonade stand in your front yard and sell cool drinks. In fact, I'll buy the lemons. You better get started right away. Someone else may get the kitten before you can afford it. Bye Becky. Call again. I love talking with you."
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"Oh grampa! I saw the sweetest Himalayan kitten I have ever seen. It was the only one left in the pet store, and I just had to tell you about it."
"That's nice. Thanks for calling."
"Wait grampa. Don't hang up. I just want to ask you if you could let me borrow $400.00. That's really a good price. These marvelous pure bred kittens usually sell for over $600.00. And it has papers and everything."
"What everything? I don't know what you mean."
"You know like shots, and the vet will include its own carrying case, and stuff like that. Please grampa, could you lend me the $400.00?"
"Tell me Becky what pets you have now."
"Not many. You know Stella, our Irish water spaniel, the one who loves swimming in your pool. You even call her your grand dog. And Spencer, our almost Himalayan cat, who is already six years old, and the vet says he could last another six years. And of course the two gold fish, and that cute little gerbil. That's it grampa, and if you ask mom she will tell you how kind I am with my friends."
"What about your poodle Sparky?"
"He's not real grampa. You made him up for your cartoon series. And that is one of the reasons I thought you would give me the money for the kitten."
"But I don't get any money for the series."
"Then why do you do it if you don't get paid for it?"
"For fun. Just like you with your friends. And I noticed you are now asking for the money and I haven't heard how you are going to pay me back."
"If you really want me to pay you back, I'll find a way."
"Why don't you and your friend set up a lemonade stand in your front yard and sell cool drinks. In fact, I'll buy the lemons. You better get started right away. Someone else may get the kitten before you can afford it. Bye Becky. Call again. I love talking with you."
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posted by William Johnson | 10:14 a.m.
1 Comments:
The biggest challenge with kids (or grandkids) is learning to say "no" and mean it. Many parents (and grandparents) give their kids or grandkids everything they ask for and then wonder why the kids end up lazy and forever dependent.
Looks like you've had some experience with "no."
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