Drama of the PTA and First Graders

I was running late getting off work today, and I get the daycare and the boys greet me with smiles. This made me so happy. I then hear Nikolas say "I got something for my little brother." I go get Kaden and he tells me that he made Nikolas some pictures. At this point I'm just so moved by the love they have for each other that I think nothing can break this.

The gifts/pictures are exchanged and the excitement flows through the air and I'm just driving home happily. I then ask Nikolas where he got the money to get Kaden this gift. He tells me from the PTA and that they gave him money. I'm so confused at this point. I told him that they won't give him money to buy things from the PTA, he has to have the money. So, he pulls money out of his backpack and says, this is the money they gave me.

I grab the money from him and see that it is $12. Trying not to scream and get angry, I asked where he got all this money. He keeps telling me that he got it from the PTA. I finally asked, Did you use the money you got from mama and papa in your Halloween package? He all of a sudden looks sad and says yes. Thinking to myself, WHAT THE HELL DID HE BUY...... I finally asked him what all he bought. He kept telling me that he only bought the toy for Kaden and that it cost $.50.

I gave Nikolas 3 different chances to change his answer if he was lying and that he wouldn't get in trouble if he just tells me the truth. He didn't change his answer. He continued to say that he only bought 1 thing and he didn't give any money to anyone. So, he successfully lost $7.50.

After all of this, I had to calm myself down. I'm not mad at Nikolas. He doesn't understand how much $20 really is. He is no longer allowed to ask for money for the PTA or to buy anything from there. I have never been a fan of this darn PTA store that they have. Nikolas has come home several times with $1 that his friends have given him. I tell him that he has to go give it back and that he is not allowed to take money from anyone.

Wow, I really started rambling on that. I hope that all makes sense. HA! Once we got home, the boys wanted to play a couple games. Kaden picked Uno Moo and Nikolas picked Go Fish. We had a lot of fun playing games, laughing, and just being silly. Kaden is so happy to finally know how to play his game. We have had it for a couple years and we just have never taken the time to play. It's so fun now that he is older and understands games more.

Happy hump day to all!!!!