How to Ignore Things That Happen in Your Life on a Normal Basis

I just love the innocence of an 11 year old little boy being that excited over a sandwich. We investigated in detail, it wouldn't go away. So can you ignore things that happen in your life on a normal basis? I could because I was going home. These people were living with it though. It was breaking their television set. It was causing their brand new washing machine that cost hundreds of dollars. Their life was getting expensive. Not to mention the psychological impact was having on this child.