I feel entirely guilty for what I had to do today.
We had some unexpected expenses that came up, causing a short fall in funding this past week.
Well, we also happened to run out of milk and bread today, which is of course a big deal when you have a 15 month old who loves her milk and a 4 1/2 year old who adores his PB&Js.
I broke into my children’s piggy banks. Something I promised that I would never do. When I put money into those little piggies, I make a silent vow to my children and allow that change to become theirs.
Today, I felt like a bad Mommy.
But I also learned today that there are some sacrifices that must be made in order to keep your children happy and healthy. There are things in life that are out of my control, as much as I wish them not to be. That family is meant to be there for one another, no matter what. They don’t understand how they are helping, or even realize that they did.
There is an IOU in each of their piggy banks today because combined, I owe my babies $6.25. And come next week, when the funds aren’t so tight, and I can breathe again, they will be repaid for allowing Mommy to use their money to buy bread, milk and “eeeshies (pictured below).”
Oh Alex, you are such a kind soul. I;d save the IOU just leave it in there, years down the road you’ll see it and look back.
eeeshies!
Aww sweetie we have all had those days..I knwo exactly how you feel