The Last Cookie

"Dad has the last Oreo!"

"I want it!"

"No, I want it!"

"Please, Dad, please."

"Come on, Dad, share."

"No, it's mine."

At this point S. F., the 12 year old, goes off to sulk over the loss of the last Oreo. S. D., the 4 year old, gives Dad her most cute and sweet please. I can see by the look across Dad's face that the cuteness has worked its magic; he's going to give up the cookie to the girls. They, of course don't know this.

Dad breaks the cookie apart and gives half to S. D., she beams at Dad and then does the most generous thing. She walks over to her big sister, breaks her half of the cookie in half and gives that half to her big sister. She didn't realize that Daddy was going to give the other half to S. F.

The most amazing part of the story is that just 30 minutes before this, the two of them were driving each other up the wall.