We were on our way home. Together with our children whom we’ve got up at the school, we decided to go by the mall to buy some groceries to beef up our stock. Since it’s the weekend, we can afford some time off so we allowed the kids go to their favorite arcade house with the understanding to meet us back in two hours or when we call them in the cell phones. We were just paying for the groceries when, imagine to our shock, when the children came galloping back, babbling and screaming in ecstasy. The main culprit? They have seen this delightful plastic kiddie pools and said they would do anything if we promise to buy them one of this pools.
No! We angrily rejected their pleadings because we are positive this is just a caprice in their part. You know kids. They have this weakness to buy things on a spur-of-the-moment and later decide they don’t like it. But they pleaded, wheedled and practically begged for us just to see these plastic kiddie pools and decide for ourselves. Okay, okay we finally agreed to see the kiddie pools that my kids are simply crazy. Just to make peace with them.
We can now see why the kids were so excited. When we saw the pools ourselves, we simply fell in love with it. In our minds, we can just picture the kids running, swimming, yelling, screaming and playing around those beautiful pools. Winking at each other, my husband and I let ourselves be persuaded by the kids into buying a pool. Little did they know that we will certainly buy one had we seen it first. In fact, we were so convinced, we bought two.
It was still early when we arrived home, the youngsters wasted no time putting up the pools. While the kids are busy filling the pool with water, we were preparing the food and the drinks. We were having a fun time. Not contented, the kids went to their rooms and grabbed some toys to play with. Immediately, yelling and screaming, the kids charged into their pool. The kids, us — all of us are having a grand time. We would forever cherish this moment forever. Regrets in buying the plastic kiddie pools? Huh, No way! It’s one of the best decision we made in years.



