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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He's 10, almost 11, and in 5th grade. Yes we discussed what to buy and how much it'd cost, and how the $20 was for lunch and souvenir.

Instead he bought junk - burger and hot dog and soda. Another I'm still mad... [/quote]

Wow a burger and a hot dog?  Someone string him up!  You'd think he were growing or something!

Food courts are expensive.  Settle!  [/quote]

+1  Those food courts are so expensive.  And depending on where you end up, some of the food is exotic and as an adult who eats at least Thai, Indian, Mexican, Chinese and salad (my family eats none of that), it's really hard to figure out what you'd like to eat at some of those places.  And some of the meals can be almost $30.  I'm specifically thinking about the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian.  You're lucky he didn't end up at the Air and Space Museum, because all they have and allow you to eat there is McDonald's, which would have been much cheaper.

Sometimes you also have to understand how to advocate for yourself and your food standards, which is so annoying when certain people do it, and also very intimidating for kids when trying to speak to adults over high glass shelving in a busy, loud environment when everyone knows they just want you to pick the fries and the burger that are set out there for you.  Oh, and a bottle of water is very expensive in those places.  We're talking approx. $3-4.  He might not understand he ask to ask for a cup of water and under no circumstances (unless you're desperate, which we are more than we want to be), don't buy the bottled water, because it's a scam.

Also, what the heck did you think he was going to buy with the $5-7 that would have been left over if he downsized by a hotdog?  A couple of stones?  Maybe a magnet?

You should have sent your kid with $40, that's for sure.  I understand it's a lot of money.  Next time, pack his lunch if money is an issue for you.  We'd do it on some days.  Other people do it.  [/quote]

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