My sister Gillian and I love to shop when we are together. We haven’t let my two small children get in the way of this habit.

My almost-three-year-old daughter, Natalia, is very mature for her age and can go places that most kids her age never would. One day, Gillian and I went out with my daughters, had some lunch, and walked around the main street of my town.

The street is mostly filled with antique stores. We went into a vintage store which has gorgeous things, all very tempting to a little girl. As we shopped around I kept saying “No, honey, please don’t touch.” “No, Natalia, no thank you.” “Natalia, don’t touch.” “Natalia, if I tell you one more time not to touch you’ll have to sit in the stroller.”

In the end, I put her out of her misery by leaving the store.

Later that night we spoke on the phone to our mother. We told her what we were up to all day, and Natalia chimed in, “And then, we went to Natalia Don’t Touch.”

Rose Ferguson: daughter of David Ferguson
Gillian: Rose’s sister
Natalia: Natalia Abril, daughter of Rose Ferguson and Javier Abril
Elena: Natalia’s sister