“I am not going to put my 13-year-old on the street if he can’t pay his half of the rent,” she said, assuring parents who were berating her.
I don’t want him to make any payments. I want him to value the benefits and things we have and to be proud of his house and surroundings.
“I never meant for Aaron to pay the bill,” she said. Rather, she hoped he would “develop an understanding of the costs of things.” In order to ensure that her kid knew
“what life would look like if I were not his ‘parent,’ but rather a ‘roommate,'” Johnson composed the message. From the start, it was a lesson in appreciation and deference.
Johnson said that her son had lied about finishing his schoolwork before she sent the message, and he replied, “Well, I am making money now,” when she threatened to limit his internet access.
