I don't give my 7-year-old an allowance. Instead, he runs a neighborhood business, where neighbors pay him to take out their trash.

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Laura palmers son taking out a large trash can to the street
The author's son started a garbage business in the neighborhood.

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I almost got swept up in the excitement of throwing a birthday party for my 2-year-old. I'm so glad we skipped it.

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The author with her husband and son, in front of a lunch spread at a dining table.
The author decided not to have a large birthday party for her son and had family over for lunch instead.

Courtesy of Autumn Gavora

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