Like a lot of loving mothers who never treat their kids as grown-ups, the level of care and attention my mom gives his son can be overwhelming (and funny) sometimes...

As for his son, me, my humble origin taught me not to waste anything. What could possibly happen when the love of a mother meets her son's frugal nature? An Economic Bubble Inside our Refrigerator! Let's go back a few months when the fringe started to foam.

Couple months ago, my mom moved to live with me. I love eating fruits, but the single guy hardly refilled his empty fringe until things ran out for excessively long. Fearing that my health could be potentially harmed by the lack of nutritious fruits, my mom started to stock up all kinds of delicious fruits. Amount was still reasonable at the beginning, about a week's supply.

So the fruit lover gobbled them all up before the week's over. My mom reacted very quickly during her grocery shopping, replenishing the fruit drawer with more than a week's supply. Initially, since fruits are perishable, the frugal son ate them all up so that they wouldn't turn bad and get wasted. But the loving mother took it as a sign of insufficient supply... Buying more and more, the bubble must get bursted!

Luckily, all it took to fix it was one proper communication. And unlike other serious economic bubbles, a week was enough for the market (the fruit drawer) to recover (a week's lunches with only fruits helped...). Still, I'm very cautious about showing my preference or telling my mom what I like. I guess it's a natural tendency for parents to spoil their children which prevent them from learning from mistakes. Another bubble may be forming when I am seen drinking too much Red Bull (mom, startup is hard work)...