Remember the story of Adam & Eve? It goes something like this: God says to Adam, "Adam, look over here! Look at this cool tree! See that fruit? It's for you! Eat that fruit! Oh, and over here - look over here! This one is pretty! Eat this fruit! Yeah! But that tree over there...that one's yucky. Blah! Don't eat from that one. But you can eat from ANY OTHER TREE in the whole garden, okay? ... Adam? ... Adam are you listening to me??"
Fast forward a few thousand years and you get our version: "Munchkin, look over here! Look at this cool toy! See this one? It's for you! Use this one! Oh, and over here - look over here! This one is fun! Play with this one? Yeah! But that toy over there...that one you don't need.... You can play with ANY OTHER TOY in the whole house! You don't need the one your sister is using! Okay? ... Munchkin? ... Munchkin are you listening to me??"
December 10, 2009
Paradise (Really) Lost
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Amen! That story just repeats itself over and over and over doesn't it? My personal favorite is watching the kid NOT EVEN WANT IT (whatever "it" is) until someone else has it. Grass is always greener syndrome.
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