Fascinating Facts

Yesterday we were in the queue at the supermarket when Robbie suddenly remembered that he hadn’t bought his new diary for next year. I said that there were plenty of diaries at home and he could have one of those. He went visibly pale and insisted that he must have one particular brand of diary costing £40 - believe it or not! I couldn’t imagine spending even half that amount on a diary and was fairly forthright in explaining that to him. He looked devastated and he stood there with arms crossed and bottom lip sticking out as if someone had taken his toys away. He eventually explained that he loves his diary because it gives him fascinating (but useless) facts every day. Oh well, if it pleases him that much how can I possibly say he can’t have one