insult to injury.

is the baby of the family predisposed to having a victim mentality
or have i really just created a monster? wait. don't answer that.
so this afternoon i made popcorn at matthew's request and we
had a nice little talk about how the popcorn was NOT all for him
that he would share with his brother and sister and if there was
any fighting. at all. over sharing this popcorn. at all.
he would immediately go to his room and not have anymore.
he agreed and i marveled at my persuasive powers...
that was until i heard the screaming.
"she's taking a huge handful...she's eating it all....stop you rude jerk!"
i think he was shocked that i was delivering on my promise. being the excellent mother that i am, i followed through and off to his room he went.
later, i heard the bigger kids whispering from the hallway in front of his room as they were
sneaking something in...
was it popcorn? no, it was even better than that.
it was an illustration of what is looks like when two kids can enjoy a bowl of popcorn instead of three...
pretty precious huh?