Crisis Averted

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Click to enlarge - check out the criss-cross texture on the yellow background paper. That's a new texture for me in my last order from Bazzill Paper, I love it.

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Stefani, in an email to Steve yesterday afternoon:

Subject: Crisis Averted

Simon was talking about moving back home!

I gave him a big box of money.

I think I bought us a little more time in our peaceful kingdom.

Actually, I bought him some groceries. Sound familiar?? (Steve bought his daughter groceries very recently.)


Steve's reply:

Absolutely!

I wonder what our ceiling is in terms of bribing our kids to not move back home?

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Simon gets paid every 2 weeks. He's been in the apartment almost 1 month, 2 pay cycles, and is feeling the pinch. We talked for 30 minutes or more on the phone during my lunch hour about his options. I gave him lots of ideas. I could tell he was getting overwhelmed so I said, "I've just thrown a lot of ideas at you. Let them percolate in your brain for a while and the right one for you will emerge."

I'm linked to his checking account online so I can see what he's using his debit card for. He's really not blowing it badly, he's just not used to watching every penny. He'll get there.

He called me back about an hour later, "Hey Mom? You know what was really bugging me about the money thing today? I figured it out. It's because I knew I couldn't buy the winter jacket I wanted." He said it very calmly, almost relieved. I love when that happens, you dig down to the root of a problem. Usually turns out to be not that much of a problem, once you identify it. I was really proud (and surprised!) that he was able to figure that out. Guess he's watched me do it often enough. Go figure.

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