So yesterday (well, tuesday) a new Scratch off lottery ticket was released here. I had spoken with my parents and together we were going to buy a whole roll. So last saturday I saw my mom and she gave me their half of the money. The guy who was going to sell me the tickets got them a day early, so I was able to get them tuesday instead of wednesday. So we had made plans for me to catch a ride over near where my mom works. She picked me up and took me back to their house. When we got there, my dad was in a whatever type mood, and my mom asked when he wanted to scratch them off and he was like "let's go on." So we did, and got back 2/3s of what was spent. So my dad wanted to reinvest their half of the money. My mom and I went to a nearby gas station and traded back the tickets that had won. I am kinda hurting for money right now, so I got money back for my half, while they got more tickets. We took the second group of tickets back and scratched them off. The second group won another $200, and I looked at my dad and said I am glad you both got your money back and he said "no, we were in this together." Then out of nowhere my mom jumps in saying "Oh no, he got his money back and put it in his wallet, this is ours." What kind of message does that send and how do you think it would make someone feel saying that kind of stuff to them, especially when it is family??
