Do you want to give a dollar to…??

NO!!  Assuredly, this will make me seem cheap (which I am) and earn the scorn of some of my readers, but I’m sorry, I am just not on board when the cashier at the grocery store asks me to give a dollar to x charity and then hands me coupons for a dollar-off brand name marshmallows and barbeque sauce.  WHAT DO I NEED MARSHMALLOWS FOR IN DECEMBER?!?!  Sure, sure–rice krispie treats, but if you are rockin’ rice krispie treats as your potluck dish for a Christmas party, let’s be honest–you are most definitely buying generic (I know I am)…In any case my husband and I are comfortable with the donations we make to our church and several charities.  And anyone who knows this Mom of the Year understands that the grocery bill is a carefully crafted, structured work of art that has been planned for and budgeted for for days.  So no, I don’t actually feel like tacking another dollar on and totally messing with my calculated percentage of savings, but do I have a choice?  Obviously they have me over a barrel.  Either I am the tool who doesn’t give a rip about the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia or I happily respond, “Sure, I’d love to…”  So, sure, I would love to…

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Meredith

Meredith blogs at The Mom of the Year, where she dedicatedly earns her title one epic parenting fail at a time, offering quick, relatable laughs for fellow parents and all their empathizers. She has been part of several best-selling anthologies, featured on prominent sites such as Huffington Post, In the Powder Room and BlogHer, and loves her role as the Executive VP/Operations Manager of The BlogU Conference. When she's not breaking up fights over Legos and juice boxes, she remains fully committed to sharing a less serious look at the world of parenting.

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