I remember when I was 14 I went to this small fair with only a few small rides but quite a lot of stalls and things going on in big tents, etc. I was with my mum, my mum's sister and three of my cousins who were a few years younger than me. But as soon as I got there I saw a stall selling those really big balloons, and I wanted one. My mum got annoyed with me, and got out her purse to get some money out to buy me one. When her sister asked where we were going, my mum said, ''Jo wants a little kiddie's balloon!'' and took me to get me a balloon because I didn't like queuing up and buying something on my own. On our way to the balloon stall, my mum seemed rather angry with me, and said ''why do you need a balloon for???'' I won't tell you what I said to that as it's so stupid and embarrassing, but it was something to do with my special interest I had at the time. Then my mum said, ''oh how can you pretend a balloon is that?'' - then she shook her head and said, ''you know, you worry me!'' I felt rather ashamed all of a sudden, but didn't want to give in. I seemed so hellbent on getting this balloon. But after we brought it, my mum seemed in a better mood.
Was I babyish? You can be blunt (but not nasty) in your answers, because I feel annoyed at myself, thinking back. Would you criticise your teenage child if he/she wanted to buy a balloon at a fair? Would you have wanted a balloon at a fair when you was a teenager?
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