Baby’s Grocery Day Out

Shopping with a baby is never easy, but the gratification comes with the fun he’s having. The kiddie car-turned-shopping carts that our local grocery provides are a big help to moms bringing kids along for grocery shopping.

While we’re browsing the kids’ toys section last week, my son grabbed 2 things he liked. I was tempted to buy both but restrained myself. I then placed one item on my right hand and the other on the left and set them apart by a foot or so. I faced my son and asked him: “Which?”

He was torn between the two toys, and I could see in his soft eyes the indecision. One was a yellow car and the other was a red car. After some time he chose the yellow one. I then slowly put the red one back on the shelf as he watched. It broke my heart to see him so sad to leave the red one behind.

I felt the need to teach him the basics of choosing one or the other, not both. I am firm in my belief that I must not spoil my child. Choosing one toy over the other was hard for him, but so are the other choices he has to make later on.