A short YouTube monologue (uploaded May 27, 2025) where the speaker discusses debating travel plans with their children—France vs. Spain—notes that the kids 'voted' for France, but asserts that as the payer they ultimately decide. The speaker reflects on how economic power (controlling the purse) gives decision authority in parenting, likening it to congressional control of spending.
Just chilling like a villain. Did you just get it all pink? Yeah. Nice Gucci. That's awesome. Well, what's your plans? Do you want to go to. Do you want to go to. Do you want to go to France? I'm thinking about. I don't know if I want to go to France. I might want to go somewhere different. Let's go to Spain. Spain would be cool. Well, the kids voted on France.
But you weren't there. I don't know. I'm the one that ultimately pays, so that's true. France or Spain? One of those would be good. I'm dumb. Okay, let's do it. Sometimes when you have economic power, meaning that, you know, you pay for the other stuff, they kind of have to do what you say to do. I don't know. Sometimes you just instill beliefs, identities into them. But, you know, when you have kids and you're the parent and you control the purse, it's like congress. You control the purse, you can pretty much do whatever you want. You don't even have to persuade. You just tell them, you know, there you go.
