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If you gave your teen some cash to spend on her holiday

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differentname · 15/08/2020 23:39

And she said thank you at the time of receiving it, would you expect/hope for another acknowledgment later along the lines of "spent the money at a restaurant, was great, thanks again"?

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KoalasandRabbit · 16/08/2020 12:13

I'ld also be likely to be shown 100 or so photos and a non-tasteful souvenir.

AuntyPasta · 16/08/2020 12:25

I’d imagine there are a lot of Youtubers’ mothers who spent years trying to go to the loo in peace or sit down for 5 minutes without a constant run down of their DC’s thoughts and opinions.

Aragog · 16/08/2020 13:57

No. They'd already said thank you. I'd assume, for older teens, it was probably spent on drinks at a bar!

Aragog · 16/08/2020 13:58

It would just got into the whole holiday money rather than being kept as 'special holiday money gift' so it's be hard to know what it was specifically spent on surely?!

SleepingStandingUp · 16/08/2020 19:05

If MIL gives us money for holiday, it gets put aside and spent specifically on a meal, so I'm that case I might say ooh we had a lovy meal at El MaccieDs, thanks for that but when o was younger or probably would have just gone into general funds so ah thanks Mom o brought two drinks, a snow dome, an ice cream etc with it would be odd

Cheesecake53 · 16/08/2020 19:19

No.

pilates · 16/08/2020 19:22

No

Travelban · 17/08/2020 09:57

No, why?

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