带娃儿放学后去超市，准备买周五午餐吃的 Lunchable。
上一次我告诉他，一盒吃不饱，得买两盒。
这次本来就打算拿两盒。
结果他看着看着，又被别的口味吸引了，说：“要不买四盒吧。”
我顺口接了一句：“那不然再多一盒，五盒吧。喜欢的口味就有两盒，吃完一盒就还有一盒。”
他想了想，突然摇头：“不要买了，再买就要花很多钱了。”
我笑：“没事，我们值得花钱买自己喜欢吃的东西。就五盒吧。”
“好。”
推着车往结账方向走，我又被旁边货架吸引住了，忍不住想再看看别的东西。
这时娃儿在旁边轻轻提醒我：
“妈妈，我们是来买 Lunchable 的。”
我愣了一下。
那一刻突然反应过来——
他不是在催我。
他是在提醒我：
别浪费时间。
别乱花钱。
我们是有目的来的，买完就走。
甚至……
还有点“怕我花太多钱”的意思。
我当场笑出声。五六岁的时候，他提醒了我，现在八岁了原来还会提醒我。
婷妈的亲子日常 创作于 2026.02.26
原创发布： tingtingma.com
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Ting Ma’s Parenting Diary | 201. A Scene at the Supermarket
After school, I took my son to the supermarket to buy Lunchables for his Friday lunch.
Last time, I told him that one box wouldn’t be enough, so we should get two.
This time, we originally planned to buy just two.
But as he looked around, he got interested in other flavors and said, “What if we get four boxes?”
I casually replied, “Then maybe one more—five boxes. That way you’ll have two of your favorite flavors. After finishing one, there will still be another.”
He thought for a moment, then suddenly shook his head.
“No, let’s not buy more. It will cost a lot of money.”
I smiled.
“It’s okay. We deserve to spend money on things we like. Let’s just get five.”
“Okay.”
As we pushed the cart toward checkout, I got distracted by the shelves nearby and couldn’t help browsing a little longer.
That’s when he gently reminded me:
“Mom, we came here to buy Lunchables.”
I paused for a second.
In that moment, I realized—
he wasn’t rushing me.
He was reminding me:
Don’t waste time.
Don’t spend money unnecessarily.
We came with a purpose—buy what we need and go.
And maybe…
he was even a little worried that I might spend too much money.
I burst out laughing.
When he was five or six, he used to remind me like this.
Now he’s eight—and he’s still reminding me.
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Ting Ma’s Parenting Diary
Created on February 26, 2026
Originally published at: tingtingma.com
Written for my child, and for the adults who are still growing.
Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.
Originally written in Chinese by the author.
This English version was translated with the assistance of ChatGPT.