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Rebranding the Broke Life: A Parenting Hack I Wish I Didn’t Need

Rebranding the Broke Life: A Parenting Hack I Wish I Didn’t Need

Telling my kids no every day is depressing

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Crystal Jackson
Jun 23, 2025
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Telling my kids no every day is depressing

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Every time I tell my children no, I feel defeated. They aren’t — usually — asking for much. A trip to the ice cream parlor in town. A small toy they saw that they liked. A couple of hours spent at the local swimming pool.

But I am in financial free fall, and although I’ve deploy…

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