Coming in Thursday's Party of One

When I was growing up, my parents worked very hard to instill a sense of respect and frugality in me, which at the time seemed like a huge buzzkill.

I'd come waltzing home, having relieved some smaller boy " and because of my fat kid-idness, there were a lot of them " from his money, wanting to spend it on G.I. Joes or that chemistry set, only to be told I should save it.