Need or Want?

The other day, while shopping with Ganma Annie and me, Ace came across this worm that can dance and he has been thinking long and hard about it.... when he asked me to buy it for him, I told him that he can check with Daddy when daddy comes..

And so when Max came back to Singapore, Ace wanted to bring his daddy to the same mall to look at the worm...

Max went with him (while I was away at a workshop) and then told him that he can buy the worm when he can do his 7 and 8 times tables.. and then, inspired by what he learnt at his SSY Yoga Course, this father gave son a prep talk about the difference between NEEDS and WANTS..

So when we met up in the evening for dinner, Max wanted Ace to demonstrate to me that he already understood the difference and so, he asked Ace..."Ace, tell mummy what is the difference between needs and wants?"

And so Ace goes... "Needs is something that if you dun have, you will die.... Wants is something that you want but if you don't have it, you wouldn't die..."

"So is AIR a need or a want?" Max asked..

"Need! Cos if there is no air we will die!" Exclaimed Ace...

"Is WATER a need or a want?"

"Need!"

"Is the worm toy a need or a want?"

After giving it 3 seconds of thought, Ace replied, "Need! Because if I dun have it.. I will DIE!" and he started to giggle non stop...

And after that, all hell broke loose and he went to label Coke as a NEED too and giggled non stop!;) wahahaha...

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