CLEVELAND, Ohio — “Hi Mom,” my 12-year-old daughter said, as she bounded through the door with a fistful of crisp bills.
She was fresh off her first babysitting job, caring for a neighborhood kindergartener for the hour after school.
She was beaming. And I was proud.
I am thrilled that both my kids have entered the part-time, kid-friendly section of the work force.
My 14-year-old son has mowed our neighbor’s yard and reffed youth hockey. Now he’s planning to take caddying lessons, in hopes he can haul golf clubs for a few shifts this summer. What’s better than getting some exercise, being outside and making money, all at the same time?
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