When I picked the children up from school the 3 year old proudly showed me a reflector for his coat that had been given out by his nursery teacher. The 5 year old was clearly miffed.
5 year old - But I want one of those
Me - They were given out to the nursery children, you can’t have one
5 year old - But it’s not fair. I want one.
3 year old - (stroking his new reflector and reveling in his sister’s jealousy) Would you like to look at it? … You are not allowed to touch it though.
5 year old - It’s not fair. He has 158 toys and I have (cue puppy dog eyes and dramatic sigh) only … 2 toys.
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Josie @Sleep is for the Weak on December 17, 2009
Oh the poor child!! Go buy her 156 toys immediately!!!
xx
admin on December 20, 2009
I have advised her to ring childline, given her a tenner and shown her the way to the local car boot sale to replenish her stocks.
Muddling Along Mummy on December 17, 2009
I love that she’s counted his toys … !
admin on December 20, 2009
I can imagine her like an auditor at the supermarket, ticking each on off her list.
Rosie Scribble on December 17, 2009
Your poor 5 year old has only 2 toys? That is dreadful. My daughter claims to have 5 toys but when I last counted it was nearer 205. Clearly it’s a hint they want more.
PS When I was 5 I had only one toy
admin on December 20, 2009
I think I need to do an ebay cull, show her what 2 toys really looks like!
Bec on December 17, 2009
Tell her when you were a kid you only had a stick to play with and all the really poor kids only had ‘imaginary’ sticks.
admin on December 20, 2009
Knowing her she’d want an imaginary stick … Gramps has to take all her imaginary dogs swimming every week.
Brighton Mum-Teenage Angst on December 18, 2009
Awww! You’ve gotta love the puppy dog eyes! Don’t they work that one..haha. You have a wonderful little actress on your hands there..
admin on December 20, 2009
Don’t I just. If she’s like this now … imagine the teenage version!
Insomniac Mummy on December 18, 2009
Ah the sibling toy jealousy, I remember it well.
I bet you’re a cruel cruel mother really, the 5yo has to make do with egg boxes and empty loo roll holders whilst the 3yo lords it about sponsored by Duplo!
Hehehee!
admin on December 20, 2009
Imagine her poor face on Christmas Day when she opens a present to find a DS fashioned out of a margarine box. Poor child.
Heather on December 18, 2009
only 2 huh? Surely she should get on to Child Line about that?
admin on December 20, 2009
I’ll give her the number on a piece of paper in the Christmas stocking!
Littlemummy on December 18, 2009
Poor child, I hope Santa is good to her *cough*
admin on December 20, 2009
Yeah, a lump of coal and some laminated rules on how to put it on the fire safely.
Tara@Sticky Fingers on December 18, 2009
I like the 3 year old’s style. We had a similar thing when my son brought home one of those reflector arm bands that ’snap’ onto your wrist.
Argued over it constantly for about a week and then both forgot about it and it ended up kicked under the shoe rack.
Kids eh?
admin on December 20, 2009
Yes, the 3 years old’s precious dinosaur reflector? … oh somewhere under his bed.
zooarchaeologist on December 18, 2009
Did Father Christmas come early and take away toys in your house? Mean mummy showing those levels of favouritism. I expect the five year old to get 15 at least next week…lol!
admin on December 20, 2009
A lump of coal and a DS I’ve fashioned out of an old margarine tub! That’s all she’s getting.
Claire Lancaster on December 18, 2009
Such drama over some fluorecent & reflective plastic – clearly the 158 toys are now redundant and there will be no need for Santa to bring anything else next week! Love it! Cx
admin on December 20, 2009
I think I should maybe just ebay the 158 toys and then they can share the other two.