Believe it or not my exposure to children lately has got me a little interested in developmental psychology. Rather than a genuine interest that would send me taking some classes I am more interested in a few questions I come up with on the fly.

My nephews are 7 years old and 2 years old respectively. When they are playing they are constantly screaming and yelling even though they are right next to each other. To them this is perfectly normal, to all of us standing around it makes no sense.

So I wanted to know if they would determine something was amiss if my sister and I began talking the way my nephews yell at each other in casual conversation. My sister and I began to yell and carry on with a normal conversation just at a significant volume. Sure enough both nephews came running in from the other room. The seven-year-old even said, “What is going on here?” I just laughed and my entire family got a kick out of it.

So apparently it is acceptable for them to carry on and yell but not acceptable for anyone else. This may be because they don’t even realize they are doing it. Maybe this question will drive me to read in a developmental psychology book. Probably not.

A few years ago I can remember seeing the advertising campaigns that Lexus had aired where a wife walks outside and in the driveway is a brand new Lexus. This year Lexus continues to push this campaign and now Audi has followed with its own similar campaign. What I have to wonder is who they are targeting here?

Now I know we all hope to one day have enough money to be able to own a luxury car of some kind. What I have to ask, is how rich do you have to be where a spouse can purchase you a luxury car without consulting you about the financial end of it. I would have to think you must be stupid rich to pick up a $50,000+ car for your spouse without consulting them first.

Don’t get me wrong, if my wife purchased me a $75,000 Audi I would be thrilled but I would have to wonder how WE could afford it. Purchases like this must be a collective decision.