The remorseful boy said that he would never go back to that restaurant.
From time to time, children want to do something nice for their parents that goes beyond the bean-decorated leaf. That is why a boy between 10 and 12 years old wanted to show his love to dad by inviting him to dinner for his birthday. The young man had been saving and considered it a good idea to pay for dinner with those savings. However, he did not count on a terrible thing called inflation and that in the end, the account would take all the money from him.
Thus, what at first was a pleasant dinner and family get-together, in the end it became the biggest disappointment for the child. And between nervous laughs, little Mateo resigned himself and paid the entire bill, including the tip and saying goodbye to the money he had worked so hard to raise.
The terrible and humorous moment occurred in Mexico and was shared on TikTok by the child’s mother, the user @lizetteviridiana. The video immediately went viral since Mateo’s reaction is invaluable and also represents us perfectly every time we see the total amount of a ticket.
Unfortunately for Mateo, this was his first approach to adult life.
Despite his young age, the young man has just felt firsthand the effects of inflation and the value of money, as well as what it costs to earn it. He and his family treated themselves during dinner, and when he saw the bill, Mateo couldn’t believe it; he nearly dropped his jaw. And in order not to cry at his misfortune, the little one better began to laugh.
The total was almost 500 mexican pesoswhich is equivalent to a little more than 25 dollars. Mateo only wore $520; and although it was enough to cover the entire amount, he definitely didn’t expect all of his money to stay in the restaurant. Her mother asked if she had enough to pay and after Mateo’s affirmative response, the woman did not hesitate to remind him that she should also leave a tip.
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At this, the young man laughed again to disguise his broken and resigned heart, he finally put the bills on the tray. Mateo still watched his savings wistfully as he said “I will not come here again«. But then he added that if someone else invited him then he might reconsider visiting the restaurant again; but only if someone else paid.
Mateo took one last look at his money, threw the tray with the ticket and the bills on the table and got up. Thus, in a video that lasts just one minute, we were able to see how a child discovered how expensive it is to live and faced the loss of his savings, going through the 5 phases of grief: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
And inside, Mateo was screaming internally just like the character of Isaura Ávila in the novel Loving You Is My Sin; We don’t have proof but we don’t have doubts either.