How do your kids earn money?
When most kids want to earn money they get to do chores or open a lemonade stand. Some just ask their parents if they can have some money. Not at our house though...no not at ours. If any of you know my husband, Bret, you know that very little is done in a normal way.
To give you a little back story.....
Ian is sitting at the desk one day and has Hannah's glue stick in his hand. My husband then says, "Hey Ian, I'll give you a dollar if you lick that glue stick." Ian, of course, jumps at the opportunity and licks the glue. Bret pays up and Hannah wants in on the money making scheme and immediately licks the glue. She then says, "I licked the glue, where is my dollar?" Bret responded by saying, "I didn't offer you a dollar to lick the glue. You just did it for free." So Hannah starts begging, "What can I do to get a dollar, Daddy?" Bret begins his scheming!
Fast forward a week. We are in Georgia at my sister's house:
Bret sees some cat food and offers Hannah a dollar to eat two pieces. You have to understand that this child won't even eat meat. She will not eat chicken, hamburger, steak....no meat!!!! So I didn't think she would do it.
She was very doubtful, but in the end.....she did it! She got her dollar! I was laughing and telling Bret that he should have made her eat rice baby food because she was saying it smelled disgusting just the day before.
Hannah then piped up and said she would eat a spoonful for another dollar. Well, of course, Ian got in and they started a bidding war. I will eat two spoonfuls....three....four....five...six...seven....eight...and Hannah won with nine. Well, Aunt Erin made a small bowl of rice baby cereal and Hannah was pretty pumped that she was about to earn another dollar. Look how excited she was!
It didn't take long for her excitement to change to disgust. She ran to the bathroom and spit it out, forfeiting her shot at a dollar.
Well, Ian starting chanting, "My turn, my turn!" So we gave him an opportunity to earn a dollar. He was thrilled. I guess he wasn't paying attention to Hannah's reaction.
He took a very small bite the first time and had a hard time swallowing, but since that wasn't the deal (it had to be a whole bite) he was willing to continue.
It didn't stay down for long. I tried to step in and give him something to throw up in when he started gagging, but I didn't make it in time. Ian has a bad gag reflex. Once he starts, he can't stop.
Since he did actually swallow it and it made him up chuck, we decided he earned the dollar. This picture makes up laugh because he is holding the dollar and the cup full of grossness.
He doesn't look happy here, but he really is...look at the next one.
We aren't completely heartless. We decided that since Hannah did try the baby food that she should get another dollar. See how happy she is with the money she made!
