B had been struggling with his bike for over a week. The brakes wore out so P put on new brake pads. The gears weren't shifting well so P tweaked that. The bike was used 9 years ago when we got it for G and it has been in constant use by someone all these years. Finally I realized that B was raising the seat above the safety mark on the post so we shopped for a newer bike. We found a bike for $75 close by and went to look at it Saturday. It needed a new intertube but seemed like a nice bike and B was very pleased.
P spend a lot of time working through how to buy a tube, going to get one, and then also replacing the tube. He had B involved the whole time. P is very deliberate about teaching the children these skills. P also tuned up the brakes.
B asked last night when he was going to get an apple watch. I told him that I didn't get one until I was 43. He knows some kids who have them. Some kids parents have more money. I want our children to see how fortunate they are. It is true that we don't have all the luxuries that some may have but we have no debt and our life is wonderful.
