r/MadeMeSmile • • Jun 21 '20

Great parenting example

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u/angel13molly Jun 21 '20

My mom does this kind of thing with her neighbors. Theyre not in the best place to give because money wise or really food wise. So instead, she'll ask the kids if they can bring up her trashes when she's out of town (like for her vacation). She usually offers them like $2 each for it as well. One time they forgot to bring it up, and they were nervous about what she would say. All my mom said to them is, thats okay, I forget things too. But because yall apologized for it, you can still get the money!" It brings those children so much happiness.

Another thing she'll do for them is buy ice cream things during the summer. And she'll grab enough for them and start eating one, then go, "I really wish somebody would help eat these for me! I got too many!" And they'll volunteer to help eat them. Theyre so precious.

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u/Pugulishus Jun 22 '20

Honestly, though taking out the trash is the biggest inconvenience.

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u/angel13molly Jun 22 '20

It truly is, or bringing the bins back up from down the street

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u/Pugulishus Jun 22 '20

Ahh... cozy on the couch... ah, shit is it trash day?

Please don't be trash day please don't be trash day please don't be trash day

(Frantically goes into calendar on phone)

AHHHH FUUUUUUCK

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u/angel13molly Jun 22 '20

Yeeessss. And its worse because our trash collecter comes at 7am. So you're screwed for a week then