Both of my girls are growing by leaps and bounds. This fact slaps me in the face everyday when I realize it won't be long before they are grown and have lives separate from mine. Anyway, tonight Daddy bought them new toothbrushes. It was one of those 2 packs where there is one pretty color brush and another one that is just blah. Both girls wanted the purple one, so I had to set up some way of "drawing straws". I shuffled them behind my back, and told Morgan that since she had asked for the purple one first then she could pick which hand she wanted. I was really pulling for her because I could see how badly she wanted it. She smiled and reached out excitedly thinking she was picking the right hand. I handed over the brush as we both looked and saw that it was the green one. "Ok, Mommy" she said, and she bravely walked away deflated but still ready to be the big person and not cry about it. As she walked to the bathroom, I asked Jaden, "Does it make you feel bad that she didn't get the one she wants?" Jaden said, "Yeah. I know she really wanted the purple one." Then, Jaden walked to the bathroom and handed the purple one to Morgan. Jaden walked back to her room, thinking no one was looking, and began talking quietly to herself... coaching herself, "It is only a toothbrush, it is only a toothbrush, Jaden..." That was her chant over and over again- She clearly wanted the purple too. She was so serious with her chant, and I was so overjoyed by the way that she handled the situation that I just burst out laughing. Jaden looked over and we laughed uncontrollably together for a few minutes. Now, gosh, I just want 2 purple tooth brushes.
Can't I make both of my girls happy at the same time? Does she really believe her chant? I feel so bad that one girl got what she wanted and the other did not.
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