Furious at DS for spending $18 for lunch at field trip today

[Anonymous]

i just can't believe it. nobody needs an $18 lunch at food court. it is so wasteful. i don't know if it's peer pressure but i hope not. poor, poor judgement no matter what. i was so mad i didn't even want to hear about the trip, or even talking to him...

vent over.

[Anonymous]

How old? Did you discuss what was reasonable?

[Anonymous]

Man hope he at least got a joint for that

[Anonymous]

Depending on where it was...food courts can be 12-15 dollars for a lunch.

[Anonymous]

You are overreacting OP.

How old is he? What was the price of a meal at the food court? Lots of places (like the Smithsonians for example) are very pricey for a basic lunch.

[Anonymous]

It is only wasteful OP if your son didn't eat what he bought.

[Anonymous]

Overreacting. Good luck getting him to tell you the important stuff if he can't tell you he spent money on lunch. Why did he have $18 anyway?

[Anonymous]

How old is he? Did he buy multiple of the same items? Or was lunch just expensive wherever he was? This is all pertinent info before I respond further.

[Anonymous]

You don't stop talking to your kid over something as minor as this OP.

[Anonymous]

Wow. I spent $20.31 on lunch today at the Ferry Building in SF.

If he ate all the food he bought, it wasn't wasteful. And if you gave him a $20 and didn't say "I expect $10 back" or whatever, then you have no one to blame but yourself.

Maybe he bought a friend lunch because the friend didn't have any. Whatever the case, you look like the asshole here.

[Anonymous]

OP, over reacting AND over thinking....

[Anonymous]

My husband spent $19 on lunch today. He took a silly picture while there too. It was funny.

Field trips are only a few times a year. Give the kid a pass. Maybe he bought for his friend ?

[Anonymous]

What is wrong with you OP? That's what my kids always spend on field trips. You must be cheap.

[Anonymous]

You are FURIOUS for that?!

jesus!

of ALL the things to be furious about (parties, drinking & driving, cheating on a test, whatever)....THIS is what you're furious about?

how old is he anyway?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Overreacting. Good luck getting him to tell you the important stuff if he can't tell you he spent money on lunch. Why did he have $18 anyway?

Yeah, if you freak out about this and get mad, you're going to make him think twice about what he tells you the truth about in the future. Make it a learning experience & tell him that you think it was a bad decision and that he should do better next time. How old is he? He probably didn't mean to spend so much. I got "tricked" into upgrading my hair cut last week because the stylist wasn't upfront that she was going to charge me for something that I didn't even ask for. Now I know for next time.