extortion

Every year for the school auction they have the kids draw self-portraits, which they mount together with a school photo and offer for sale back to the parents. They also, of course, tell the kids about it so the kids will ask their parents to buy them and know they aren't loved, if their portrait isn't purchased. I'm not sure where the line is between a clever fundraising effort and extortion but this has to be right up next to it.

Thanks to Grandma and Papa for falling for the tactic before we did and buying the portrait for us so we wouldn't have any questioning of our love from our children this year.