My daughter just asked me for money. Now a couple of bucks isn't a big deal, but why give them any quarter? It should sting a little, that is it must be as painful them to get money off me as it is for me to get the money. At least.

"What's it for?".

"Civvies day".

"Huh?".

"It's a day when we don't have to wear our uniforms. You pay a couple of bucks and you can wear what you want".

"So lemmee get this right. I have to buy you school uniforms then you pay extra so you don't have to wear them?".

"Catholic school is teaching me a lot dad!"

rjs - 4/22/09