Like any other child, Veer is very fond of toys. We have bought him so many varieties of toys that it has become difficult to find something which Veer doesn't have. For a few days, I managed to convince him on not buying a toy with the argument that he already has it. However, it only worked for a few days. These days he says, "I have it red; need a green one."
Yesterday, we went to DMart. His mother wanted to buy some clothes. As usual, I had to handle/manage Veer for two long hours. A very difficult task, considering it was a supermarket. As soon as we stepped into the mall, Veer ran to the toys corner. Picked up a musical instrument. He had many of them, but not particularly of that variety. I tried to discourage him from taking it as it was a costly one. But finally, I had to lose to his tears. After he picked the instrument, I asked him to look for more toys. He liked a different package, which he didn't have. It was kind of a game, and would come at half the price of the musical instrument. Veer said he wanted the game as well. But I was adamant on picking any one of them. He picked the game.
After the toy selection, we started to look for our lady. During our search, Veer saw a child sitting on a very beautiful chair. He demanded, "I want this chair.", holding the game package tightly against his chest. Not to his surprise, I said we would buy the chair on the condition that he had to let go of the game package. After much of drama, he agreed to sacrifice the game package with a heavy heart.
We went around the mall looking for the chair. Finally, we found a few lying at a corner. We both were trying to look for a good color when Veer's eyes fell on a few bath tubs lying at a distance. Now, by then, Veer knew the game. He directly told me, "Papa, we won't take the chair, but the bath tub. Veer is planning to take a bath in the tub when we get back home." Worried, I quickly checked the price. It was a little more than the chair, but still affordable since it's the only one he was taking.
While all this was happening, our lady love was still selecting her clothes. We quickly picked up a bath tub and headed to find her. When we found her, she said, "I have zeroed in on these five pieces. However, I am yet to try them out." And there was a long queue outside the trial room, which was adjacent to the toys section. Until she got a trial room and tried out all the dresses, I tried my best to fix Veer's eyes on the bath tub, describing him all the pleasures he would exploit from it so that he didn't change his mind again.
I was successful in doing so. Finally, we headed to the billing counter. The person at the counter was too inefficient. Veer was getting restless. He ran to pick a ball which was not very costly. However, the rule was set by then. He demanded both the bath tub andathe ball but came home with only the tub. Through the way, we kept him busy thinking about how he would enjoy the bath, which made him forget all the rest of the toys we didn't buy. However, I know that all those will also come home some day in the near future.
