You may be right, but I wanted to share an anecdote anyway. When I was 8 years old, my dad offered to buy me a go-kart. I think he was concerned I spent too mu

You may be right, but I wanted to share an anecdote anyway. When I was 8 years old, my dad offered to buy me a go-kart. I think he was concerned I spent too much time indoors, and wanted surprise me with an exciting idea. I knew that my dad didn't have a lot of money, and I also knew he'd be angry if he bought the go-kart and I never used it, so I lied and said I didn't want one. My point is that there's often more going on inside children's brains than we realize, even at a young age. The kid could be asking for that present because he thinks it will make his father happy, for example. Just something to think about.