In the last two and a half years the amount of money spent per child in this family has been fairly close in all comparable categories. This is to say that all money spent on college tuition, car payments, insurance or braces will not be included in the assessment of dollars per child. Because we live in a monetary society, it’s fairly accurate to deduce that money spent on an individual is about equal to the love felt for that person. This is why I am concerned. In one category you’ve shown a lack of “love” to your oldest son, Reid. By the end of this report you will want to go out and by Reid a new pair of shoes.
Let us begin by examining this problem from an economical point of view. In the last two and a half years, Josh has received 4 new pairs of shoes and one pair of crocs shared with Dad (1 basketball, 1 football, 2 casual). Assuming the specialized shoes were $50 a piece and the casual were $40, Josh has received $180 in shoes. Upon looking at Cassie, I think it’s fairly accurate to assume that she has obtained no fewer than six pairs of shoes in the last two and a half years; whether bought by mom or herself. Giving her the benefit of the doubt, I’ll say she’s paid for one sixth of the shoes she’s acquired. Here we see that you’ve (mom) has bought Cassie four pairs of shoes at around $30 a piece plus a few pairs that ya’ll share, putting Cassie’s total at $150. Upon examining the last child, you will realize that you bought him one pair of $40 Reeboks at the beginning of his senior year in high school, and one pair of Rockports to be worn to work, putting his total value at around $80. Seeing this as a percentage, you’ll notice Josh gets 43.9% of your love, Cassie gets 36.6%, and Reid gets only 19.5%. Next we’ll tackle this problem by looking at functionability.
While these shoes still maintain the basic functions of a shoe, the sole’s have been worn thin and the seams are beginning to tear. The tear in the seam on my left shoe...