ds is nearly 12 and in year 7 and is exactly like kevin the teenager.. he's of average size.(if this matters for the purpose of my post!)
I give him £2.00 per day to buy lunch. he can get a fresh, filled baguette for £1.80. He takes from home a 500ml bottle of flavoured water and a chocolate/cereal bar as a snack.
we are having riots because he wants to buy a something (anything!) in the shop on the way home from school with his mates. the past few days i have relented and given him £2.50, and he has bought a can of cheap, sugary pop. its getting on my nerves though, so I have re thought the extra 50p...he doesn't need the pop...he still had drink left when he comes home. he thinks i am the meanest parent around.
money is not a huge issue, but it IS adding up and i could do without him spending it. I suggested him spending his pocket money on buying the crap/pop/sweets, and he hated me even more!
Am i being stingy? i am fully prepared to told if i am bu, but this is my first thread in AIBU, so please be gentle!
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chimchar · 02/10/2012 17:25
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