Daddy, Can you ______ me ______?

You just asked me if I can buy you more toys. I think it's because I bought you toys yesterday out of the blue. I thought we did a good job of making your gift binder, but I might have ruined that with my actions yesterday. I'm sorry. It's not that we can't afford to buy you anything you want. You won't understand it until you're older probably. It's because we shouldn't buy you anything you want.

Scarcity gives things meaning. As does the opposite. If you always get what you want, what will happen when you finally don't? They say that "friction" is an important part of your development. Making your life easy can have negative impacts in the long run because you won't be able to figure your way out of complex or difficult situations. It seems like you understand that it's okay to lose, but that applies to things you may not want to lose as well. Anyhow, I'll try to reset your desire for buying things. However, if you want me to print something for you, that I can always do...