Sitting Lottery Tickets
..."but Mom it's money!"
I have two lottery tickets sitting on my table. They are both winners, maybe for the sum of $7.00. I could easily swap them in, but I keep forgetting! My son is beside himself that I have $7.00 of "free money" laying there, and I'm not turning it in. I'm deciding if it's more fun to torment him and leave them there....or actually turn them in for new ones.
As we get older, the value of money seems to change. Do you remember getting a $5.00 and you were over the moon? As a kid, money is something that is to be spent on someting fun. As an adult, money pays bills and does fun stuff. I guess the paying bills stuff changes the perspective some.
As a kid, I used to go through the real estate section of the newspaper and look for houses that weren't too expensive. I didn't have dreams of a mansion, just my own little cottage. I thought it wasn't bad, since the price was lower than others, and if I'd be able to afford that one day, it would be perfect.
My son once asked me about living in a shed. He could just pop a tv, a chair and a bed in there. It was a fun thought for him, and like a typical parent, I had to change that. What about heat? Where will you go to the bathroom, get a shower, or eat dinner? I had fun playing with him, as he came up with clever solutions. Apparently, the shed would be in my backyard, he was just coming over to Mom's if he needed something! I got a kick out of this.