My four-year-old had only spent his own money once before today … on a Matchbox car. Today, he bought me a present, the flower in the photo above. It cost a dollar, but the sweet part is that he thought of it himself and used his own money.
I’ve since re-potted it into a nicer container (one my son gave me for mother’s day) and am doing everything I can to keep this little thing alive.
ABOUT ALICIA: Alicia is the founder of Balancing Motherhood.com. Last year, she managed to stay sane while completing an MBA, working full-time, blogging, and still baking amazing birthday cakes — all while raising a young family at home.
Ashley K. Edwards says
What I want to know is, where did your son buy the plant? I’m a huge plant nut (typically do better with things that don’t bloom, but…hey), and am always looking for affordable ones.
Alicia says
Home Depot of all places! I think it’s an annual, so it will die soon ;(
Ashley says
What a great gift! So nice to have a thoughtful little one, must have a thoughtful Mommy 🙂
Beth (A Mom's Life) says
Awwwww…what a sweet thing for your son to do. And I love that you are doing everything you can to keep it alive. So sweet!
Leslie says
Aw, that’s sweet! That’s really thoughtful of him, I wish the best for that plant, even if you said that it was annual.
Johnny says
awww that’s so sweet of him to do that! It makes me so happy that people are willing to do things for each other out of love, like this video about true love and its meaning: http://www.shortform.tv/w/feel_good/an-inspiring-love-story-for-a-beautiful-special-someone