But this time it was Santi who struggled. He had been saving for quite some time, and when he got the refereeing money on top, he just didn't know what to do. Here are some of the items he considered buying:
- a PSP
- an Xbox 360
- a microphone with ‘pop filter’ (NPI of what it is, but you cannot record music without it, apparently)
- running shoes
- an iPod Touch
- and many more
Then on Friday, he fell off his bed (I'm not kidding) after he got tangled with all the cables he has in there (laptop, camera, cell phone charger, DS...) with such misfortune that his cell phone got a crack on its screen, thus making it unusable.
So poor Santi had to give me all the money he had so we could buy a replacement phone... and he still owes me some more, which I may decide not to ask for should I be very happy with his first report card.
Yes, I know it’s kind of a sad story, but it’s still silly! You don’t have to tell me I’m an evil father, because I already know that.
- un PSP
- un Xbox 360
- un micrófono con ‘filtro pop’ (NPI de qué es eso, pero evidentemente uno no puede grabar música si no lo tiene)
- zapatillas
- un iPod Touch
- muchas otras cosas
El asunto es que el viernes que pasó Santi se cayó de la cama (despierto, no les miento) cuando se enredó con los cientos de cables que tiene allí (laptop, cámara, cargador del celular, DS...) con tanta mala suerte que su teléfono golpeó contra la boca de la ventilación y la pantalla se rajó, con lo que se arruinó pa’siempre.
Así que el pobre Santi me tuvo que dar todo su dinero para que pudiéramos comprar un celular nuevo (me costó $200!)… y aún me debe un buen monto, deuda que yo podría condonarle en diciembre cuando me traiga su primer boletín de la escuela nueva.
Sí, ya sé que es una historia medio triste, pero igualmente es divertida. No me tienen que decir que soy un padre malvado, porque yo ya lo sé.
I think you are doing a great job teaching him responsibility when it comes to money. After all, as an adult, we often have to forego things we want because an unexpected expense comes up. :)
ReplyDeleteHay que ser sensato a la hora de manejar el dinero, y esta anécdota le enseñará ;)
ReplyDeleteUn saludo,
Deprisa
Lo de padre malvado ya era sabido, pero que la situación te parezca divertida, nooo!
ReplyDeleteAlgo divertido sería, por ejemplo, que se deje de producir la 'diet coke', a ver como te las arreglas.
Jessica's phone is broken too and it is supposed to be covered by a one year warranty. If is isn't, I won't be replacing it without help..It's just too much.
ReplyDeleteShe is really great about saving money though and usually has more than I do :)
I think that you are doing the tight thing too.
I know I'm doing the right thing, though I feel like crap, of course.
ReplyDeleteBut to his credit, the idea of paying for the new phone came from Santi, not me or Gaby.
Pobre Santi, denle una ayudita! :)
ReplyDeleteI learned a new expression in both English and Spanish tonight: NPI! :D
ReplyDeletePoor kid, all tangled in technology... he needs more wireless stuffs ;)
Zhu, 'NPI' in English would be 'NFC'... :-)
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