So far, my daughter seems to be thriving in her new school. After being voted as the class muse, she is now being "courted" to join the band. She is hesitant because she doesn't know how to play any instrument. I told her she could learn and they would teach her anyway. I also suggested that she could try being a majorette since she knows some moves from her gymnastics lessons. She is thinking about it.
Her major concern about joining the band is that she might not have enough time to dedicate for it given her schoolwork. To be honest, I'm half-happy and half-sad about this reason. Happy because she seems to be taking responsibility of her schedule and priorities. Sad because I know she can manage her schedule better if she wanted to.
In any case, she found out this week that she could sell stuff at school. Inspired by her former yaya, Ate Ester who is a very enterprising mother herself, Kimi volunteered to her teacher that she has those flashlight pens which the teacher expressed desire for. With that declaration, she also told her classmates that she sells them and promptly got orders from classmates as well as upperclassmen.
This prompted a trip to Divi for me last Friday. It caused me to be late for a make-up class in the afternoon (I think it's worth it though). When my schedule suddenly became clear yesterday, she said she wanted to get more merchandise from Divi so we spent the day working on her business -- getting merchandise from Divi and creating her "books."
We passed by Cubao to do an errand for my parents and dropped by a large second-hand store near the Cubao Post Office. She found two Barbie-size horses there and promptly bought them with her own money. In Divi, she made more personal purchases. I didn't stop her from pampering herself from her earnings. I say she deserves to enjoy the fruits of her labor. Besides, she has been saving her baon (I give her P30 per day) since she doesn't have to spend for anything in school. This little girl has money to spend.
She did say she is saving up for a bike that she'd like to get for her birthday, so she was mindful of her shopping expenses. Her spending wasn't at all out of control -- she got a grand total of 5 items which cost her P300 in all.
Not bad for a starting entrepreneur...
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