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it does Dr J!!! ehmily even says to me mum dont worry about pocket money this week i know we are a but tight for cash...kids can really suprise you..especially when they start packing your bags for the old folk's home :P

mind you Ehmily will also will constantly remind me that i owe her $5 until i pay it back lol kids sheesh they make good loan sharks :D

thanks for sharing Dr J!!!

xoxShelly and the kidsxox

sorry wrote will twice MY BAD!

it sure does!!!!!!!!! I have a 13 year old who can sit on cash he makes for months. He may get a buck or two here or there for doing small jobs around the house and around the neighborhood and slowly nickeling and diming me for lunch money etc. In July he went to camp with the Boy Scouts. As I was pulling out cash to give him as spending money, he kindly alerted me that "my petty cash wasn't needed." He managed to save 300 bucks over the last 10 months for spending at camp....

Yep it sure does!! Amazing isnt it!!

Yea, lol. It actually does. This WAS quite humorous by the way.

cute story Poor daddy had no money, Good thing your daughter bailed you out of that one. Kids grow up so fast these days hugs to all-Stephanie

AMAZING & CUTE : )

that really was a great story. i NEVER carry cash. always use debit. my 4 year old ALWAYS has 'more coins' than i.
congratulations to your brother, as well, and to your little one's pink room (you'll adjust? :-)
your family must be proud of everyone's success...and so nice that in the midst of your success you take such a wonderful amount of time to give back.
j.

that was awasome, you must be very proud of her, and you and your wife raisd a great kid.

Proud papa...You have cute children. I like your pictures on your page. Nice to hear true stories about professional families. It makes them more human.

Hello Dr Jeremy, I LoL at your smirk I imagine the look on that smiling face of yours. Do you really have time to read and write to people? As a Nurse, Who is now medically retired and you work with those precious babies and you get to deal with the PARENTS!! My word that's hard. I worked on the Neuro Treatment Unit everyone is on a vent close head injuries I loved it any way have a Blessed Day. Oh I was an R.N. for25 yrs. God Bless!

Only if you are blessed. My sons are much older and they loan me cash. But I always respect them and make sure I pay them back!
Enjoy them!!

I always have to scratch my head when my daughter says, 'well i have money" hmmm... She doesn't get an allowance.. hmm... lol.. but she does save every single penny - whether it's from a sidewalk, or for when she does help out on extra chores and earns a few dollars. Or when I give her money for gifts on a field trip, and she buys the cheapest things and hides the rest.. LOL.

I have to also keep a note of when I owe her money and when I pay her back. This rarely happens, since i usually have cash as well, however, when it does, I forget that I pay her back and end up paying her back three or four times!!!!

you know when your kids are good that means you are doing right by them. my nephew is also very generous with his money. my sil lost her wedding ring and he offered to buy her a new one (little does he know he doesnt have enough money) but its so sweet.

Your children sound wonderful.

The first rule my parents told me that I taught them, was that children never stop surprising you. Mine have sure lived up to the bill!

...Oh! I almost forgot....
What sort of intrest rate did you get for this loan? (being family and all..)

Oh yeah, just wait till your baby has a baby and all at once you look and she is a married grown woman with a son and you watch in wonder as she/he becomes a parent and realize you did a pretty good job because she is a better parent than even you were! And you know your grandchildren will be better at it than your children. It is totally wild to watch it unfold and happen.

lol..i have often had to borrow money from the tooth fairy money..... she is so expensive these days....lol.....yes it does happen that fast!!!!!

Something you said caught my eye right from the start. I have only had two Doctors that trated me as thou I had a brain. They didn't talk down to me, they also didn't use terms that the general public wouln't understand. That's what impressed the heck out of me. You see, my father was a surgyn (I can't spell) and I loved the way he treated people. His practice in the 70's made him a very special person. He was the second man to do a tooth implant in he US and he did i 25 years before The ADA said that iy could be done. I know things have cchanged, he would meet a patient down t his office at 3:00am if they were in pain. I have some qusrions for you but honestly I need to lay down. God Bess You Peggy

THAT'S PRETTY NEAT DR. JEREMY, MY DAUGHTER'S ROOM IF A BRIGHT PINK TOO! I'M SURE SHE LOVES IT, I KNOW MY LITTLE GIRL DOES!! AFTER ALL THE HAPPINESS OF OUR CHILDREN IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. WISHING YOU A BLESSED DAY!! SINCERLY, Theresa

When we moved into our house the little girl that lived there before had her room pepto pink and you had to squint when you walked in. The old owners said they had to find the same color for their new house because she loved it so much.

PINK IS AN ASWASOME FOR A LITTLE GIRL, I KNOW SHE WILL LOVE IT, GLAD YOU TOOK OUT TIME TO DO IT FOR HER...

Lisa picked out a soft pink for the new baby - at least that's what she thought from the paint chip. Oops, it's really bright, but heck it has faded or we all have gotten used to it. It is kinda nice on a really cloudy day when the world is gray. I hope you come to love it or at least live with it.

my little sister's room with pink too. silly girls.

When I was a nanny the girl I watched at a BRIGHT pink room. I'm talking magenta pink. Even when we put stuff on the walls etc the color didn't dim. It was so bright I couldn't go into her room without getting a headache. What made it even more difficult was that she loved being read to in her room. I couldn't do it. I use to bribe her with anything to be able to read her a story in the living room.
I hope the pink-ness of the room dulls for you.

Aww Dr J when she leaves for college and you look at those faded pink walls (if they havent been painted again)you will remember how excited she was that she had her very own pink room..all hers painted with love by mom and dad!
Savour the moment cause the teen years creep up fast!

Aww how old is she? Iemember going through the time's when I liked that color lol! When my dad and I moved from Grand Rapids to West Bloomfield my room was pink. 2 years later I had it painted white. We even took out the carpet and that became green. I moved out of my dad's at the age of 21 and moved to Clarkston, Mi I have been here from then on and will be 25 in September

We had friends who painted their daughters room pink, and honest to God, it looked like it was sprayed down with Pepto Bismol. I hope it does dim down some, but hey, if it makes her happy, that's what matters! 80)

Pink is a fun color for a boy or a girl.

That is so awesome. You sound so proud. Have a wonderful celebration!

that's great, dr. j. i hope my kids can be as proud of each other when they're older...

Congrats to your brother that's great, hugs-Stephanie

That's great news. 7 years! That's dedication that deserves recognition.

I BET IT FEELS GOOOOOOD...HV FUN!!!!!

Hi Dr. Jeremy,
If your brother is anything like you, he is pretty terrific. Congratulations to all of you and have a great time.

woohoo give him a huge smoochie from all of us here on DS!

What an amazing achievement! I like reading positive journal entries like this one. Check out my last two pictures, we finally "officially" adopted our baby Elizabeth here in the US. We have already adopted her officially in Guatemala. She needed to be officially adopted in both countries. She is a good little girl, keeps us smiling all the time...

Have a wonderful celebration

Hey that great news - All the best with the celebrations

That's amazing.