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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i might've overreacted a bit but i ain't gonna apologize to nobody.[b] we worked so hard on over-spending and over-eating and just as i thought we've made some progress [/b]and actually looking forward to him following through them all, he screwed up and disappointed me big time.

yes i work downtown near penn quarters. and yes i offered to pack lunch but he chose to buy. and yes i'm local and school ends today. and yes we go out and buy lunch/dinner together at least a couple times a week. and no this is not at Smithsonian's rip off cafeteria but some lousy food court. and no i don't have 'issues' or need counseling. [/quote]

Penn Quarters?  What?

There are no food courts in that area that are not in museums (near that area).  [/quote]

How does a 10 year old have an over-spending problem? Where is he getting the money to overspend other than from you (or your partner)? Sure, maybe he has an overeating problem, but that's a different thread and you seemed more peeved about the $ then the food. I can see how you'd be upset about the overeating (either a hotdog or a burger is fine for a 10 year, but he doesn't need both) but the upset about the cash doesn't make a lot of sense to me since he was empowered by you to spend it all anyway.

Maybe keep working on the over-eating stuff, but don't get hung up on the $20 part, because that's the part of your argument that doesn't make sense, and won't make sense to your DS. His perspective will probably be like everyone else on this thread - you gave me $20, I spent it. So what? So if I were you, I'd try and reinforce the idea that it may not be a good idea/healthy to eat both a hot dog and burger for lunch.

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