impulsive shopper

liam bought an XM radio on ebay. we were quite surprised to learn of this purchase, but the details in the seller's invoice made sense. (if any part of "liam bought an XM radio on ebay" can actually make sense.) we later pieced together the chain of events: chris researches prices of XM receivers online one evening. chris leaves webpage open. liam goes to same computer next morning. liam reads word "radio". liam sees icon "buy it now". click. liam completes transaction. of course, at the time, i had no idea; i was simply getting susanna dressed and lost him for a minute or two. i found him at the desk quite pleased with himself, his little palm maneuvering the mouse while his blue eyes darted all over the monitor. i quickly turned it off and whisked him away, distracting him with the promise of blueberry yogurt for breakfast. it never crossed my mind that my 3-year old might have been shopping on the internet at 7:45 a.m. why he thought he needed an XM radio, we'll never know. (i guess he's getting tired of "the wheels on the bus" CD that plays each time we're in the car?) fortunately, the seller was very understanding after we reimbursed him his listing fee. he had only one piece of advice for us: "you better keep that kid away from ebay motors, or you might find yourselves in real trouble."