by Michelle Stein posted in Parenting

In response to actress Jennifer Garner posting on Instagram about the "Yes Day" she had with her kids, one mom has tested out a more feasible concept: The "Yes Half Hour."
Amy Betters-Midtvedt -- a mom of five from Appleton, Wisconsin -- tried out this abbreviated version with her 6-year-old son, Sam, because theoretically, the Yes Half Hour wouldn't lead to bankruptcy, nor would it result in a Yes Day hangover like Gardner's. It seems like the perfect compromise.
"He is most likely to get lost in the shuffle and had been begging to buy some spooky Halloween decorations," Betters-Midtvedt told BabyCenter by email. "I said yes and watched his eyes light up. When we were shopping, I made the decision to live like Jen (clearly we're BFFs so I call her Jen in my head...ha!) and say nothing but yes to him for the half-hour shopping trip." On Oct. 9, the Hiding in the Closet with Coffee blogger went for it. And she shared the results on her Facebook page, along with a photo.

As she explained in her post, Betters-Midtvedt dedicated Sam's Yes Half Hour to shopping for Halloween decorations at Walmart -- with some parameters. She had told him about their adventure before school on Monday morning to get him excited about it, and they also discussed the budget and what items would be a priority.
"He was beside himself with joy when he came out of school," Betters-Midtvedt wrote on Facebook. &qu...