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From the mind of a child...........

Zeke spent 4 days with us...he was to have spent a week, or more, but things happen when there is custody sharing between parents. To be honest - I was just glad to have the four days as it had been almost two months since I had seen him. Seven year olds see things much differently than 54 year olds (or 44 year olds or 34 year olds or 24 year olds for that matter). 1. Seven year olds do not care what they look like when they go shopping. They have no measurement as to what "looks good on them," "nor how they're presented to the world." They simply do not care if their clothes match, if their hair is brushed, nor what other's think of them. In fact, they don't even see "others." 200 people in the store and their only focus is finding the psp game aisle and the lego station. Lesson learned. 2. Seven year olds aren't impulsive buyers. If they do not want something they simply say, "I don't want that." I was amazed - I was from ...