I know i am...I think, But need the mumsnet jury

[loopylou6]

Whilst in Toy R us the other week, ds (9) spotted a very fancy bike, he has some money saved up but not quite enough, he asked me to borrow him some money i said i didnt have it The thing is, i dont want him to have it as this bike is very fancy and im worried if he has it it will get stolen and his money would be wasted and he will be gutted, or worse when hes out on it someone might take it off him IYKWIM.
Anyway this morning he has just phoned from my mums saying that my mum has agreed to borrow him the money I know im probably being silly, but im really not fussed on him having it. What do you think?

i like alderney's idea very much

I don't have a 9 yr old, so not got any experience.
My nephew is 9 and is that not an ok age to start learning these life lessons?
I got a bike stolen from me when I was younger (bit older than 9), like your ds, I'd saved my pocket money and some birthday money, got my new bike, went to a friends, chained it up to a railing with a load of other bikes and an hour later it was gone.
I have never left any of my things unattended since (apart from the odd mobile when drunk), but as I paid for it myself, it hit home even more that I should have looked after it a bit better. KWIM?