Discussion Topic
How Much Money Do You Make?
Posted on 09/01/08, 11:38 pm
A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.
SON
"Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
DAD
"Yeah sure, what is it?" replied the man.
SON
"Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD
"That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily.
SON
"I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD
"If you must know, I make 100 dollars an hour."
SON
"Oh, the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said,
Daddy, may I please borrow 50 dollars?
DAD
The father was furious,"If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?
After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think:
Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that 50 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.
DAD
"Are you asleep, son? He asked.
SON
"No daddy, I a'm awake," replied the boy.
DAD
"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier," said the man.
"It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you.Here's the 50 you asked for."
SON
The little boy sat straight up, smiling."Oh, thank you daddy!" He yelled.
Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.
DAD
" Why do you want more money if you already have some?"the father grumbled.
SON
" Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,"the little boy replied.
" Daddy,I have 100 dollars now. Can I buy an hour of your time?" Please come home early tomorrow.I would like to have dinner with you.
~ Author Unknown
SON
"Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
DAD
"Yeah sure, what is it?" replied the man.
SON
"Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD
"That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily.
SON
"I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD
"If you must know, I make 100 dollars an hour."
SON
"Oh, the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said,
Daddy, may I please borrow 50 dollars?
DAD
The father was furious,"If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?
After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think:
Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that 50 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.
DAD
"Are you asleep, son? He asked.
SON
"No daddy, I a'm awake," replied the boy.
DAD
"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier," said the man.
"It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you.Here's the 50 you asked for."
SON
The little boy sat straight up, smiling."Oh, thank you daddy!" He yelled.
Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.
DAD
" Why do you want more money if you already have some?"the father grumbled.
SON
" Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,"the little boy replied.
" Daddy,I have 100 dollars now. Can I buy an hour of your time?" Please come home early tomorrow.I would like to have dinner with you.
~ Author Unknown
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Reply #1 09/01/08 11:44pm
Awwwww that is soooo sad.. and so true .. we do need to make time for our children... they are our blessings.. Thank you for posting... -
Reply #2 09/02/08 1:31pm
I know this topic is sad....I still post it because our children are our future etc. No matter how old our children are we should always make some extra time for them....This is my opinion~Love,Maria -
Reply #3 09/02/08 8:13pm
Sniffle, sniffle. Thanks for the reminder. -
Reply #4 09/02/08 9:38pm
You are sooo right Maria.... Love you Simone -
Reply #5 09/04/08 10:37am
I know I have read this before and so many children just want a little of their parents time. -
Reply #6 09/04/08 9:53pm
And most Parents do not take the extra time anymore.. I see it all the time.. that is sooo sad..
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