A NEW LOW — by Steve Nadis
Today I hit a new low–not “rock bottom” yet, as I’m still in freefall, but a personal best, nevertheless, so far as low points go. What I did was this: I stole from my 6-year-old daughter’s lunch money. I needed $70 to pay the babysitter and could only scrounge up $68 from my billfold. I figured it’d be bad form to give her two dollars in coins. Then I remembered the money I’d given my daughter to leave in her backpack in case she needed to pay for lunch. There were several crumbled bills in the front pocket, as I’d left them a few weeks ago. I figured she wouldn’t miss it, whereas the babysitter would definitely had missed it if her hush money came up two dollars short. So I took the money and ran. I have long heard (and admired) the expression about stealing a kid’s lunch money. Now I’ve not only talked about it, I’ve done it.
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05:26:27
Oh, Steve, Steve, Steve! What have you done?
All parents do that. My parents once raided the kids’ piggy banks in an effort to maximise a down payment on a house. I can’t imagine what that bank must have thought about people who were trying to pay for a house with change.
You’re right, GW. I’m not feeling good about it. But I am feeling better after reading OldRoses note which suggests the practice is quite common. The more I think about it, the more I think she’s right. I didn’t do anything wrong. In fact, I take back the whole thing.