He wants a job.
This is one of those proud mama moments, my oldest boy, *sniff*, Mark, is actively searching for a job.
He's decided that he wants to work and earn money, and contribute to the house.
He went and got a hair cut today, he looks good, and he picked up a few applications to places he'd like to work.
The video game stores of course, the movie theater at the mall, and some other close to home places that will hire 16 year olds.
He's done some calculations on how many hours he is allowed to work, how much the rate of minimum wage is, and then he divided this possible income by 3, to determine how much would go to the house.
One third to the bank, one third to the house, and one third to have as spending money.
He'd really like to work at the game stores, they get employee discounts on all the games, so he's busting out all his game systems knowledge, pc knowledge, and has written it all down on the application.
If there's something Mark knows, it's game systems and computers, he's excellent at both.
He's excited about it, he wants to spend the summer working instead of just sitting around doing nothing like last summer.
He used to be able to mow lawns, but most people now either have their own mowers or lawn companies that do it, so that weekly money he was getting has been gone for awhile.
He also said he'd like to earn enough to send us on a vacation to one of those places I am always talking about like the Outer Banks rentals in the Carolinas, or go back up north to visit with friends and family.
He'll be taking all his filled out applications back Monday after school, and seeing as school lets out for the year on the 30th, he'll be able to work pretty much any hours they need him to.
I'm proud of him for taking the initiative today.
I haven't pestered him about getting a job in quite awhile, so this was pretty cool to hear.
Comments
It is awesome that he is wanting to do something over the summer. He is going to learn so much from this experience that maybe by the end of the summer you won't recognize your own son! Haha...
Posted by: Mindy | May 10, 2008 8:51 PM
He's really matured in the last couple of months. He's doing better at school, is starting to take a more active role in his appearance, grades, he is helping more at home, doing his chores as soon as he walks in the door.
I don't know what happened to make this change in him, but it's a good one and I'm not going to argue with it...LOL
Posted by: Kat | May 10, 2008 9:10 PM
That is wonderful, Kat! My oldest son works very limited hours with his bio dad sometimes, and both of mine would like to work, but just aren't quite old enough yet.
Oh, if I didn't tell you before, Happy Mother's Day!
Posted by: Devilish Southern Belle | May 10, 2008 10:32 PM