Brain Fertilizer

A young mother was speaking to her friend about the new things she had bought for her child. As the recitation grew more and more extensive, the friend became more and more disturbed.

Finally, the friend could contain herself no longer. "What are you doing to your child? You have bought him so many clothes and toys and gee-gaws that he won't know what to do! You even bought him an expensive Swiss watch, and he's a toddler, for Goodness' Sake! You're spoiling him!"

But the mother laughed, unperturbed. "Relax," she said, "It's okay, because..."

"...a Swatched tot never spoils."