This weekend we took off on account of Leif’s birthday (Happy Birthday Leif!!!) and illness to simply sleep in and be slugs.
Part of the weekend included playing Monopoly. It’s one of a few board games everyone can participate in and enjoy. The Spud hasn’t quite figured out the “point” or developed an understanding of money, so she mostly just enjoys landing on Chance and either being sent to jail or avoiding it depending on her mood.
At some point she became concerned that she didn’t have a Get Out of Jail Free card. Leif however, had one and offered to sell it to her for $100 (if you don’t regularly play Monopoly, you can always pay to get out of jail for $50). I laughed thinking it was a good joke, but the spud quickly agreed and handed over a hundred dollar bill. Leif looked at me, I looked at him. We both looked at the spud.
“Whaaat?” She squealed. “I need a Get Out of Jail Free card!”
So, I shrugged and the transaction was completed.
As it would happen, later on Leif and the spud found themselves in a similar situation. He had a Get Out of Jail Free card, and she wanted one. So again, he offered to sell it to her for $100 dollars.
This second time I said, “Spud, you realize don’t you, that you can always pay to get out of jail for $50. Uncle Leif is charging you $100, that’s more than it costs to simply pay to get out of jail.”
“Mommmmaaaa!” Squealed the Spud, “But I need a Get Out of Jail Free card.”
And I sat and watched her pay $100 again for something that in theory should have been worth less than $50 and was both shockingly amused and horrified.
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