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My Parents Bought My Son a Cool Birthday Present. My Wife Refuses to Let Him Have It.

First publishedJul 15, 10:00 UTC
Last updatedJul 15, 13:25 UTC · 10m ago
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My Parents Bought My Son a Cool Birthday Present. My Wife Refuses to Let Him Have It.
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Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s anonymous!) My wife, “Lauren,” and I have two boys, ages 5 and 7. Last month, when our older son “Connor” had a birthday, my parents were going to surprise him with a trampoline.

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Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here.
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1 outlet, average source rating 6.0/10.
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10m ago.
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