The thing about parenting is that, at the beginning, you just don’t know what you don’t know. That means you can accidentally commit yourself to something very expensive before you realize what you’re doing. Witness Samm Davidson: “It seemed like a good idea at the time: A fresh, whopping $20 bill from the tooth fairy for my oldest son’s first lost tooth. I’d been dreaming about motherhood for as long as I could remember, and so finally getting to play tooth fairy was a long-awaited moment. Anything less than a $20 just didn’t accurately represent my excitement for this occasion (at the time).” Well, now she’s got four kids, and today she’s doing some absolutely horrifying math. You’ll get a laugh out of it. Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor |
