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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Before everyone else piles on, let me add that I am a single parent who scrapes together the money for summer camp. I drive an old car, wear old clothes and bring a lunch I pack every day to a job where I am underpaid. My budget simply does not allow for $30 a week for ice cream at camp.

Some of you assume that I am denying my children something I was given (we ate ice cream at home, not from the ice cream truck). My parents, who were not wealthy, saved to pay for four years of college and most of my professional education as well. That is my priority for my children as well.

And no, I am not the same mom whose kid spent $18 on a lunch at the museum.

But flame away. I wish you could walk a mile in my worn down shoes.[/quote]

To be fair, you did not indicate at all in your OP that this was about not being able to afford it. You need to explain this to your children, and not sugar-coat it as a wants vs needs issue. This is an affordability issue. [/quote]
Another poster.  I agree with this.  Make it plain to them.  Spell it out.  Children manage best when they have all of the information.  Not parts.  I'm sure you are not wanting them to feel bad.  The way you are addressing this with them reeks of anger.  7 and 9 year olds are not good at extrapolating what you really mean from what you really say with words, action and attitude.  What is your meta message intended to be? [/quote]

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