Op-Ed: Do Kids Want Money or Love?

Standing beside the man behind the counter was his teenage daughter. She was excitedly telling him about a trip she had gone on. The father looked as though he didn’t have the mental space to listen. After about two minutes of her talking, he reached into his wallet, pulled out a $100 bill, placed it in her hand, and said, “Here, go buy yourself something, okay?” Thinking he had done her the greatest favor. How did the girl’s face look at that moment?

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The Uncashed Check

Josh recalled one day at the Deitsch Plastic office, when he found a check for three thousand dollars on Dovid’s desk. It was dated from over a year before, and Dovid had never deposited it. It turned out that it was repayment for a loan Dovid had given someone for a business venture. Dr. Sandman asked his father-in-law why he hadn’t cashed the check.