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Pierre needed a new phone and decided to run to the phone store to get one. His son asked if he could come along. Pierre’s son Freddie has developmental disabilities and sometime has a tough time controlling his emotions. He is also 6 foot 6 inches tall. So, Pierre asked Freddie if he would be fine just sitting there while this goes on. Freddie said “I will be perfect dad, please can I come along”. I reminded him that I had just gotten him a phone a few months ago because he had broken his. He said, that is right dad, I will be very quiet and very good. It takes about an hour to go through the whole procedure at the phone store and about 15 minutes in, Freddie decided he had to have a phone. At this juncture, I know it is the end of the world because I told him no, and I can’t believe how I should have known this would have happened. Of course everyone in the store knows what is going on, but the sales man used this distraction to sell me every possible option as well. In the end Pierre had to promise to order Freddie a new phone and after he got everyone home and he drank a few bottles of wine everything was just fine.