Talking me into buying unnecessary stuff is my nephew's best manipulating tactic. He wants a new toy car to smash. Since I don't want to get him another one of those, I thought of giving him a new teddy bear that could stay with him for decades. And get this, you have to know what he said when I asked him about it.

Me: Gusto mo ba ng new teddy bear? Yan tulad ng binigay ko sayo. pero bago.

Ethan: *considered it for a while* Opo. pero gusto ko mas malaki.

Me: Sige, pero... pag binigyan kita nun, ipapamigay na natin sa mga bata yang lumang bear mo ha?

Ethan: Ibig mong sabihin, papalitan mo ang bear ko ng bago? Ayaw ko na.

Me: Bakit naman? Bibigyan kita ng mas malaki, mas malambot at hindi madungis. Ayaw mo pa rin?

Ethan didn't budge and I prodded for an answer.

>Bakit nga?? (para akong bata sa kakulitan noh?haha)

Sa mga bata mo na lang ibigay yung bago. Kasi Auntie, (hesitated), love ko si paopao(bear's name). Ipapamigay mo ba kung mahal mo? (it's like asking me, would you let OTHERS take them away and force you to let go of it?)

> HINDI. siempre, yan ang sagot.

See? Kids really say the darndest things!

Lesson: Don't get into any serious talk with kids or you might get hit. It's either maasar yung bata sayo o ikaw ang maasar sa sarili mo. Haha.