dashcat
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difficult child has been working at Target for 1.5 weeks. She likes it (especially since she doesn't have very many hours!) and was very excited to get her frist paycheck yesterday. Her first plan of action: put gas in her car (she's run out TWICE in the last two weeks ... Mr. Ostrich bailed her out both times). Second plan of action: get a phone. She talked to Mr. O about being put on his plan. This is actually a good idea...he gets a discount because of his employer and Verizon is structured so that she can take advantage of the plan while having separate billing. She went to see him yesterday and proposed that he front her the money for the phone, put her on the plan and she'll pay for the phone (next paycheck) and begin paying on the plan. He told her to work up a budget with me first, because she should be paying rent here and that needs to come first. Put in my Ostrich-to-English translator, this means: I don't want to tell you "no" so we'll get mom to make it so I can say you can't afford it.
Before we can even get to the rent thing, I ask what her excpected income will be, per pay after taxes. We plug the number into Excel. Then I ask "When is your car insurance due?" She answers "I don't have car insurance."
I raise my eyebrows, calmly point out that it is the law in Ohio that she cannot drive without car insurance.
She assures me that she knows this. She "couldn't afford" it
The old me would have gone ballistic. Really? I would have asked..... Do you have ANY IDEA what it will cost you if you get caught?
I simply suggested she check out what the consequences would be and let it go.
The old me would have insisted on driving her to work this morning....
and/or would have insisted that she walk to Mr. Ostrich's (1.5 blocks) when she went there toniight or that he pick her up.
I did call Mr. O and filled him in and now, of course, he's the one telling her she has to be insured before there is any talk of a phone.
It's a 4 mile walk to Target from here. If she gets caught and loses her license, she will be on foot.
Dash
Before we can even get to the rent thing, I ask what her excpected income will be, per pay after taxes. We plug the number into Excel. Then I ask "When is your car insurance due?" She answers "I don't have car insurance."
I raise my eyebrows, calmly point out that it is the law in Ohio that she cannot drive without car insurance.
She assures me that she knows this. She "couldn't afford" it
The old me would have gone ballistic. Really? I would have asked..... Do you have ANY IDEA what it will cost you if you get caught?
I simply suggested she check out what the consequences would be and let it go.
The old me would have insisted on driving her to work this morning....
and/or would have insisted that she walk to Mr. Ostrich's (1.5 blocks) when she went there toniight or that he pick her up.
I did call Mr. O and filled him in and now, of course, he's the one telling her she has to be insured before there is any talk of a phone.
It's a 4 mile walk to Target from here. If she gets caught and loses her license, she will be on foot.
Dash