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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I applaud your life lessons.  But even despite your difficult life situation, I think you're still a little overboard on this.  Your children are 7 and 9 and it's hard being in a situation with other kids getting treats, especially ice cream, and not being able to partake.  I understand why you do it; but I think it is very hard on kids that age.  I personally would find a way for your kids to earn some allowance (perhaps a set of chores that they can do to earn 25c, 50c or $1 at a shot) and teach them that they only get to have treats like this when they earn enough money to pay for it.  That can still teach the life lessons that they need to earn the money before they spend it without completely denying them treats.  Then they get to decide if they want to blow 2-3 weeks worth of chore money on ice cream on a hot day or on something fun for themselves.  It also teaches them the value of money because they'll be able to calculate how hard they had to work to earn that amount of money and evaluate future purchases based on how much they want to work to earn that.
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