{"id":2711,"date":"2023-12-27T23:45:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T23:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=2711"},"modified":"2023-12-27T23:45:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T23:45:56","slug":"a-toddler-accidentally-tears-apart-over-1000-in-cash-that-his-parents-had-set-aside-to-settle-a-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=2711","title":{"rendered":"A toddler accidentally tears apart over $1000 in cash that his parents had set aside to settle a debt"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Discovering that their toddler accidentally shredded over $1,000 was an unusual and distressing situation for Ben and Jackee in 2018. The money, earmarked for Ben\u2019s payments, was kept in an envelope that went missing, prompting understandable concern from the parents.<\/p>\n

After an exhaustive search, Jackee had the idea to check an area they hadn\u2019t explored yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m digging through the trash, and she hollers and says, \u2018I found it,\u2019\u201d Ben recounted to KSL. \u201cShe\u2019s holding the shredder and she says, \u2018I think the money is in here.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed, their 2-year-old son Leo, fond of the shredder and accustomed to using it, had inadvertently played with the envelope. Jackee clarified, \u201cLeo helps me shred junk mail and just things with our name on it or important documents we want to get rid of.\u201d<\/p>\n

During a moment when his parents were unaware, Leo had fed the envelope through the shredder.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor like five minutes, we just shuffled through it, not talking,\u201d Jackee shared. \u201cWe didn\u2019t know what to do, and then I broke the silence and I\u2019m like, \u2018Well, this will make a great wedding story one day.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n