花錢才是“掙”老爸錢的動力

昨天上網看女兒銀行戶頭的balance,發現少了１００多塊錢。女兒最近忙大學申請，怎麽會取錢呢？忙問丫頭。

丫頭說：“Yes, I took 110 dollars out before winter break. I have not done my Christmas shopping yet. My friends and I will go out this Saturday for a late Christmas shopping. By the way, dad, you still owe me 120 bucks. I babysitted brother for 6 day during the winter break.”

“Come on, your mom gave you 60 dollars cash as Christmas gift. You still want dad to pay you the money？”老爸想賴賬。

“Gift is gift. Pay is pay. I babysitted 6 days, so 120 bucks.”女兒可是寸步不讓。

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今天早晨一起床，女兒就嚷嚷著要老爸給她一個ride：“Daddy, please give me a ride to the shopping mall. My frined and I will meet in the mall. We will eat lunch there. So please pick me up at 4 clock this afternoon.”

“What are you going shopping for?” 老爸有點迷惑了。

“Just some gifts for friends in school. We had to delay because of the college application process. ”女兒回答得挺幹脆。

知道女兒大了，有自己的朋友和人情，也不想讓女兒手頭太緊，老爸當即拿出１２０塊現金給女兒：“This is your pay, ok. Don’t spend all of it.”

“I know, I know. Thanks.....”

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“Call me when you need me to pick up you. Have fun with your friends........”老爸在shopping mall門口給女兒揮揮手，看著女兒的背影消失在大門背後。

（１／５／２００８）

(記得當年在廣州工作，經常去同學家。同學家三姐妹，上大學之前的暑假，老爸就讓孩子當家三個月，負責財米油鹽。我在的那個夏天，老三當家，我每次去，老大（我同學）負擔多餘開銷，老三按正常的計劃進行。俺想著也該是培養女兒這方麵的時候了。)