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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I gave my son 500 a month but that included golfing, going to sporting events and concerts.

I don’t pay for Starbucks or alcohol, but I will pay for chipotle or Chick-fil-A twice a week.

Unlimited Ubers.[/quote]

That’s insane [/quote]

1 golf game is $100 and tickets to a concert or sport event with his girlfriend and dinner is $200. That’s 1 date a month. [/quote]

Hanging out at your house is free.  Or he can get a job and pay for his dates[/quote]

You’d rather my kid hang in our basement with his girlfriend than take her on a proper date at least once a month. Or catch a capitals game once a month with his friends? No wonder young men are such a mess now a days.

You think he should give up golfing?

You think he should quit coaching kids and being a special Olympics unified partner to “get a job”?

The whole question was for kids who can’t work right now due to school/sports/volunteering. It wasn’t for slackers hanging in mom’s basement.[/quote]
I’m 43 and I make 200k a year and a capitals game is a splurge for my and DH. It’s hundreds of dollars plus transportation or parking, plus food and drinks. That’s not a normal way for a 17 year old to hang out [/quote]

+100[/quote]

Not totally germane to the thread, I know, but you two are doing this wrong. I go to Caps games pretty regularly and don’t spend “hundreds of dollars.” You can get nosebleed seats for $45 for many games (particularly during the week) and take the metro down, which is what I do and what I assume teens are doing. It is still plenty fun this way.

It’s true that food and drinks aren’t the cheapest inside, but you can eat before or after the game at one of the many quick places in Chinatown. There’s a Chipotle across the street from the arena. And 17-year olds aren’t drinking (at least not at the game). [/quote]

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