Last night I pulled out a little wooden ship kit that I had found for a dollar at Ben Franklin's. The purpose was for the boys to put it together with Dad's help. So last night they did the gluing and know that today Dad will help them finish it. This morning there was a 'discussion' going on in their room about where the ship would be put--on Tigger's shelf or on Pooh's shelf. Here is roughly how their conversation went....
Tigger: Hey Pooh, we have to decide where we're going to put the ship. You always get the ships.
Pooh: No, you have 5 and I only have 4. We should both have 5.
Tigger: Look, you have all those ships. I want it on my shelf. How about the first day you put it on your shelf, the next I put it on my shelf and the next day you get it back.
Pooh: Oh no, that's not a good idea. We'll have to think of another idea. How about we flip for it. I'll get my Lincoln penny. pause pause I can't find my money jar!
Tigger: Poooohhhhh, it's right here. You left it over here.
Pooh: Oh. Ok, I'm heads.
Tigger: I'll be tails.
Pooh: It's heads!
Tigger: Oooooohhhh, you always get all the ships.
Pooh: That's ok, you can get on my bed and look at it. And you can get it down to play with it.
Tigger: Ok.
Momma is so proud. Of myself too. I managed not to butt in when the really neat idea of alternating days came up. I was afraid this was going to turn into one of their all out battles. They managed beautifully to come up with a system on their own where they are both happy. Whether I think it's fair or not doesn't come into the picture. They think it's fair and that's ok by me.
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