To think this as impressive as it is cheeky and naughty?

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I noticed dd1 was too tall for her bike earlier, so had a look about for second hand ones for her.

By chance I found someone selling as new bikes in dd1 and dd2's size. Dd2 was overjoyed. She wanted to know when she could get her new bike. She's always wanted a "new" bike but always gets dd1's cast offs. I told her tomorrow because I haven't been paid yet. She asked when I get paid. I told her when I could be bothered to go and get my wages.

She went out to play.

5 minutes later she was back clutching £30.

She'd taken it upon herself to go to my workplace, tell my boss I had sent her and asked him for my wages. They weren't ready yet, she said, so she asked if she could have just £30 of them because she thinks bikes must be about £30.

I'm unsure as to whether to be or or both.

Dd2 is 7.

No harm done. Sounds like your girls are growing up with common sense and initiative, hardly a bad thing.
I would tell her not to do it again but make a mental note as it's a good story for the future

I think this is huuuugely impressive - nothing wrong with a bit lot of cheek / initiative/ assertiveness! She was safe / familiar with the person and location and pro-active in achievng her goal - all qualities and characteristics that will be invaluable as she gets older - it's a tough world out there !

I think it's impressive and funny, I'd try and tell her off but wouldn't be able to for laughing

Oh god I'm an awful parent

So she was copying what she'd seen her older sister doing? It shows plenty of initiative!

It is impressive she showed initiative but at the same time she could have given your work the wrong impression of you and she should learn to listen to you so it is good that you are making her apologise.

I've worked there since dd2 was a baby in a pram. She comes to work with me most Saturday afternoons and sometimes for half an hour or so on tea time during the week, if ex hasn't finished work on time. They've known her almost all of her life.

They appeared to think she was funny. They said she came in looking very sincere and innocent and couldn't believe how straight faced she managed to keep herself.

They know them both well. Dd2 is normally the innocent, but funny one. Dd1 is normally the one asking, begging for or needing something ridiculous atm she needs a baby cornsnake and an iphone 5s

I don't think they'll base their entire opinion of me on dd2's actions tonight. My co-worker said she thinks she's very clever. My boss just laughed about it.

What do you do OP?

I had to send my dad to collect my wages once (racist bastard knobheads that bullied me)

Awww bless her - she was "helping" you (and herself)

I work in a takeaway just by where I live. It's v handy hours wise and v easy so I've just never bothered looking for anything else.

Now I left ex I've started applying for training courses and better jobs, but I'll still help out there as and when they need me to. I'd miss the place too much if I left completely.

And I'd miss the free chips too much

And can I just say, that the shop Dooin works in does one of the best curry sauces in town or anywhere else for that matter and the thought of free chips has me too!
Even if that does make me sound stalkerish and weird. I know which takeaway it is, and have probably met Dooin more than once over the years cos I'm greedy but we don't actually know each other as such - just on here.

@ Pom.

I'm quite partial to a curry from there, as is dd2. Curry and chips is what they have for lunch every Saturday afternoon while I'm working.

Adopt me?

Oh yes definitely one of those straight faced telling off and snigger when she's asleep!

Is dd1 alot older than her though? At what she does a child become old enough to pick up wages? Though being in a tight community small town would obviously change things...

Haha, priceless.

Your DD is hilarious. She'll land on her feet in life, I'm sure.

Brilliant

You know, I kind of suspeced your workplace would involve chips . We all knew your child wasn't getting past a receptionist in a marble foyer somewhere and going up in a lift and negotiating with the accounts department of a multinational company did we??!

One shrewd cookie though!

She might have tried, arms, she really wants that bike. Dd1's was a bit battered when we bought it and she's had it two years now. Dd2 was not looking forward to inheriting it. The one I've found her has only been used one and then stored in a garage.

FGS some of you lot are so uptight. She's 7, she doesn't get the nuances of this situation, I know my 7 year old wouldn't.

"I want a bike, Mum says I can have the bike when she gets paid, I will go and get her money for her as I have seen my older dsis do, then I can have my bike".

That's it. That's all that went through her head, not rude, not cheeky. However this is a time when the lesson of why this isn't the right thing to do should be taught. I'd be if my seven year old did this and apologise profusely to my boss. I would then explain to dd why she must not do this. But I wouldn't tell her off and I certainly wouldn't punish her, she just doesn't get it yet that's all.

Keep on with those over reactions and uptight attitudes and don't expect your older children/teenagers to trust you and feel able to approach you as they get older will you? Because they won't.

I don't think you can make her apologise for lying - she didn't lie did she? She was just cheeky. If anyone needs to take blame it's your boss. DD was cheeky but not really to blame for ending up with £30.

Keep on with those over reactions and uptight attitudes and don't expect your older children/teenagers to trust you and feel able to approach you as they get older will you? Because they won't.

This.

You don't want to be the fuck all parent who lets their DC's and friends get smashed in your basement. But you don't want to be the parent that the kids are afraid to call in an emergency either.

My parents kept telling me I could always talk to them, but then always over reacted when they found out about something. Their words meant nothing compared to their actions. Guess how many times I called them during an emergency when I actually needed an adult? Or even felt comfortable talking to them about anything serious?

They are still shocked to find out what was going on during my teen years. I think they would be upset if they found out about other stuff other than just the light hearted "Yep, I snuck out to see my boyfriend!".

I think it's hilarious.

But it does highlight who has a sense of humour and who doesn't.

What a clever little girl!

Excellent!

What a fantastically smart and resourceful little girl, I am seriously impressed. Please don't delay the bike purchase as some mneters have suggested, they sound like the type of parent who keeps their children strapped to their backs until they go to secondary school and then spend their day stressing about childcare for teenagers...only for kid to go wild when let out of their 'caring parental cage'... whereas your lo will be just fine, ..do give her a gentle reminder that she must always tell someone where she is going though, because if you had gone to the park and she wasn't there then you would worry..as for boss handing over money ? I see no problem, boss knows OP set up and judged it appropriate.. Please let us know how the bike purchase went..