Eddie got down our piggy bank and took out some coins to put into a coin purse he has. He did this for a while, then closed up the piggy bank and put it away. Then he approached Papa with an idea.
"Papa, I will use the coins for money and I will pay my money for toys. Lots and lots of toys—all the toys."
I said, "That's a good idea. But the problem is, that's not your money. It's Mama and Papa's money!"
Eddie rejoined "It's the family's money."
I assented to this.
He said "So it's my money too!"
A "tender" story.
ReplyDeleteYay, communism redivivus! (btw, don't 'bank' on familiar familial stereotypes: the first comment was not proffered by pun-addicted nonno, as you might suspect; nor was this one posted by philo-Soviet grandma Subie: we've corrupted each other and switched roles.)
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