Consider yourself warned!
A guide for those who think they want children.
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Recently, my daughter told me that she and her friends wanted to purchase tickets to see a Korean boy group band in concert at the Prudential Center in New Jersey. She was so excited! They had it all planned out. They were going to meet up in front of the Prudential Center. They were all going to get the best seats ever!! They were going to be right up front, on the floor. Now, I don’t ever remember my daughter listening to KPOP music. I’ve heard the music she plays in the shower. She plays it loudly enough for me to sing along, so I’m familiar with her musical style. But, for the life of me, I have never heard her listen to KPOP, and don’t have a clue as to what it is. Apparently, this is something that she’s pickup at school. Because like I said, I sing along to her music. And, I don’t speak Korean.
She was so excited. She showed me a video of the band. She showed me which boys she thought were cute. She explained to me that this band will not be going on tour for a long time after this one, she just had to see them. Now, I must admit. The music was ok. It’s not my thing. But she was excited and wanted to go with her friends. I thought, “My daughter is a good kid. She doesn’t give me any problems. Just let the girl go. After all, how much can the ticket be?” I’m thinking, “They can’t be more than $100 or $150 at the most.” So, I ask her, “How much are the tickets?” She calmly, nonchalantly, and effortlessly says, “$300.” $300!!! Are you kidding me? Do you know how many bills I can pay with $300? Do you know how many groceries I can buy with $300? I was in shock. As calmly as I could, I explained to my lovely, darling daughter that I was not paying $300 for her to go to a concert. I can’t lie. Maybe if Michael Jackson or Prince came back from the dead and had a From Beyond the Grave Tour, I would think of paying it, but not for a KPOP band. Needless to say, that was not the answer she wanted to hear. This little girl could not understand why I was not about to pay $300 for one ticket. She even offered to pay for it herself. She had the money in her bank account. After all, what’s the point of saving money if she couldn’t spend it. That last argument got me thinking, “Maybe I should let her spend her own money for the ticket. Then she could experience the satisfaction of saving money for a goal.” But then I said to myself, “Nah, that’s $300!”. But I know I can be cheap (or frugal if you’re classy), so I called her father to see what he thought. His response, “I have no problem with her going, but she has to get a cheaper ticket.” Again, another response she didn’t like. This poor girl did not go to bed happy that night. The day that the tickets were released finally comes. My daughter is all bummed out because her cheap mother would not let her get tickets she coveted so. Later that day, my daughter told me that the tickets sold quickly and that only one of her friends was able to get 2 tickets. “Mommy”, she asks, “Guess how much she paid for the tickets?” “How much?” “$900”. I just looked at my daughter in shock. “For 2 tickets?”, I asked. “No”, she tells me. “$900 each!”. I was done. My daughter just smiled at me. Even she knew that was crazy. I just want to know who were these parents who paid $1,800 for 2 KPOP concert tickets? And where do they work? I need to go get a job there. So, if you are thinking of having kids, or already have young kids, you best start saving up your money now if you want to take them to concerts or shows. And sometimes, you’re going to have to be the mean parent and just say no. So, now you know and …. Consider Yourself Warned! So, let me ask you, would you have paid $300 for KPOP concert tickets?
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SassyGirlTye lives with her two wonderful teenagers in Brooklyn, New York. No matter what she says in her posts, she truly loves her children with all her heart.
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