<p>today my 21 year old daughter called to thank me for making her work for our family business when she was old enough to do so. It’s not like I didn’t realize the sacrifices she made , as well as her sisters have , but it was nice to hear why…turns out a few of her sorority sisters have been cut off financially for spending too much money , or not keeping up with grades…she is glad to see that we didn’t just hand everything to her , she had to work for her goals and I made her save all of her money. When she was old enough to drive , we set up a debit account for gas money ( which came from her earnings ) and never gave her a credit card. she has been responsible for paying her own utilities and other expenses too.
I am wondering if she secretly harbored resentment for our lack of spoiling , but either way, I am proud to hear that she now appreciates what we expected of her
A proud moment for this mother :D</p>
<p>Nice going. It is always nice when your kid acknolwedges your “job well done.” She sounds like a great kid. She must know how much you love her.</p>
<p>Thanks oldfort… I think she does now that she is getting a little older…one thing she said to me was that no matter how much money she makes someday , she will never hand everything over to her kids and she will make them work for it…clearly has not hurt mine</p>
<p>What a wonderful post … you should be so very proud!</p>
<p>lje - I think you have done a lot right and it’s so nice that she appreciates it. You and your D both sound great.</p>
<p>I am very impressed. There is no greater gift that we can give our child than a work ethic. Ya done good!</p>