Sonny Boy recently joined a baseball team. It has been more than a few years since he last participated on a team.
Well not even 4 weeks in, Sonny Boy has lost his baseball mitt.
He is usually pretty good with keeping up with his things, so it would be hard for me to get upset about it. I am a little disappointed though, because the mitt cost me $60.
The first week that the mitt was missing, Sonny Boy failed to mention it. It wasn't until this weeks game, as we were getting ready to leave, I saw him searching through some old mitts. I asked Sonny Boy what he was doing? And, that is when he confessed the missing mitt. Now mind you, he never searched for it at the park. He never asked the coach if it was found. And, he never checked the lost and found.
He was really nonchalant about it. He even asked me if I still had the receipt because it would be good for 30 days. I asked him why the receipt would be important. And he stated that we could submit the receipt for a replacement. I listened and tried not to burst out laughing. I couldn't believe that he thought that a store would replace a lost mitt just like that. And just think, this is the thought process at age 14.
But you know what, in the end it was a great learning lesson. He has to replace the mitt with his own money. He had to speak up and ask the coach about it. And, he knows a little more about the concept of purchases.
Sonny Boy bought the same black mitt. He was able to save $20 on the purchase. And this time he painted white strips on it and I wrote his name on it. Hopefully this mitt is so distinguished that his teammates will know its his.
I am so glad that Sonny Boy has his own checking account, with money in it, to pay for situations such as this. It seems a lot easier to be more responsible when your own money is involved.
