Another Cheese Off with Dad

Oh boy, do I let some family members have it today!

Oct 4, 1969  Today’s my mother’s birthday but nothing seems to be going right for me.  Jeanette is mad at me for no good reason and so, I think, is my dad. He says I waste my money which I don’t think is true. The money I’ve spent was always done for a good purpose. I needed graph paper and binder paper so I bought it. I bought stamps to mail letters and occasionally I bought a chocolate bar. And once a month I buy “16” and my father buys “Ring”, “Black Belt” and “Reader’s Digest” (he also buys cigarettes). So I don’t think I waste my money. He brings Ole (John) as an example. What an example!  I was the ONLY one who bought Mummy a birthday present, Jens-Ole never buys anybody. He bought a $5 racing car when Peter owns the track and he cheats on my father owing him money. Also I NEVER add money without believing I honestly deserve it. Waste money, indeed!

NOTE:  We had a rather erratic allowance system. I don’t remember how much we got per month at this time (when I was in Grade 12 I got my portion of the baby bonus which was about $10) but on top of that if we did some “extra” chores we could add that to our allowance. Since my regular duties included both doing the dishes and babysitting Charlotte my extra chores options were limited.  Jeanette polished dad’s shoes and John ran errands (buying cigarettes and such) so I was cut off from those things. True, John was a great saver of money and he is still frugal to this day. J  Me, I was always the most like my dad, I was kind of a big spender but it often went as gifts to the other kids!