Tuesday night is kids' night at IHOP. Kids eat free. Knowing that, I decided to take the boys out for free pancakes tonight. When I first brought up the possibility of a meal out, Jack told me he wanted to bring his wallet and pay. Of course I played along with his plan. He was outside when I went to collect him and help him into the car. His wallet was still inside. Neither of us remembered until I was at the very end of the driveway waiting for traffic to clear so we could be on our way. "I FORGOT MY WALLET!!!" I heard from the backseat. I tried telling him that I would pay tonight and he could get dinner next time. No dice. So, I ended up backing the car down the driveway and running in to get his wallet.
Jack told every waiter, waitress, the hostess, and many of the other customers that he was buying dinner for his mom and brother tonight. And then when dinner was over, he followed through. He took a coupon (for Jumper's Playhouse) out of his wallet, gave the check out girl 11¢ and his credit card (John's old college id). The girl played along perfectly, sliding his card through the keyboard of the computer, handing Jack his change (11¢), and passing him a receipt. I sneakily handed her my debit card while Jack was packing it all back into his wallet, and we headed for the door. "Mama, wasn't dinner delicious? Next time you can pay," Jack said as we walked to the car. He's some kid.
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