"No" and "Mine"

“I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.” -Jane Austen

Two words that do nothing but make two people miserable? No and Mine.

This is a conversation that is typical in any family:

Child 1: Oh! Gum! Can I have some?
Child 2: NO!
Child 1: Why?
Child 2: Because...because it's MINE!

Ok. Why? That's what I want to know. It doesn't matter what it is your sibling asks for, your first response is always going to be "NO" and your second response is probably going to be "MINEMINEMINE!!!"

The other day at dinner, my sister asked me for one of my french fries (which, by the way, there weren't many of) and I really really wanted to say no. Buuut, I bit my tongue and handed the priceless piece of potato over to the ungrateful little thing. ;)

I am not perfect. No where near it. And sharing is not something I (or anyone) likes to do. We're all selfish little pigs for the most part. It's oh so very sad.

Share. Be good. Look both ways before you cross the street.

Peace Out,
Yes it's now Yours ;)