Puppy eyes

Being a parent is so damn hard, not because he still wakes up at night several times or something similar...but because you have to face those sad puppy eyes when he is not allowed something. Today I told him not to take his cuddly doll outside and explained to him I didn't want it to get dirty. He was so sad, he almost cried, I was so tempted to say "ok, take it", but then thought if I don't allow something, it should not be changed just because he is sad, plus I knew he would forget about the doll the moment we would get out of the door.