I recently assisted at the book fair at Jenna’s school. Jenna really wanted me to buy her a purple eraser shaped like a lap top. I knew it would be a waste of money, but she demonstrated great behavior for the two hours we were there and so I wanted to reward her.
Scholastic offered a “buy one get one free” on all merchandise. And so I made a purchase for a much needed pencil sharpener and got the eraser for free.
It broke as she was removing it from the package.
“No problem.” She said as she proceeded to fix it.
After a couple of times of disconnecting and repairing, a piece fell off making it “unrepairable” You would think her best friend had just been run over by a semi the way she carried on. (At least I would hope she would display the same devastation for an actual human being that she did for that stupid eraser – which actually does NOT erase)
So this morning I put a pin through the eraser – which may end up destroying it more than it already is. But she was satisfied with my repair job. And proceeded to seek more enjoyment from her palm sized lap top than I have ever seen one experience before. (
She punched her false keys and made an account onto facebook adding the names of her friends and chatting her conversations aloud. Perhaps I was wrong about it being a waste of money. I didn’t realize it was going to become such a “real” item for her.
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