Well she'll probably still feel hard done by but don't really think that's the point lol If we were to give in everytime our kids felt like that well.. where would we be lol. When I started year 12 my parents told me it was time for me to get a job and pay my way. At the time, I thought it was totally unfair, considering during year twelve I was doing 40 hours a week, seriously. As a result lets just say my grades weren't the best. SO I had to pay 200 bucks a fortnight but on top of that, buy my own groceries and toiletries etc. And yeah I did think it was sucky cause I never had anytime to do anything cause I was always working or studying but now at my age, i'm glad I did it. Cause shortly after finishing year 12 I was kicked out of home and had to survive on my own and because I knew the value of a dollar and knew how to make 20 bucks last a fortnight I was ok on my own. My brother on the other hand is going to be 30 and still living at home. Never had to work, only just go a job now and he's 20. Never had to pay board, cook his own meals etc so yeah... not sure if that helped lol
I started to pay board once I got a job when I was 16.....I think it's fair enough. Of course you feel totally hard done by! What teenager wouldn't! But it's life and the sooner you learn to deal with it, the better off you'll be. Nothing in this world comes for free!
Admittedly,I didn't pay that much ($50 a week for everything - but I didn't earn much), but it still teaches you something. I was able to help out my Mum with extra when she was having a hard time with money too (and dad away working).
Paying your way is just a responsibility of life....whether you earn much, or not!
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