In the grocery check out lane with the kids.

Little Miss Thing, age 6: “Can I have this gum? (No) Can I have this candy? (No) Can I have that umbrella?”

Me: “No. Look, you have got to stop asking me to buy everything you see.”

LMT: “Can I have this building?”

Me: “Yes, I will buy the building for you.”

LMT, to cashier: “OK, I’m in charge of you now.”

Cashier: “Wha…?”