That's MINE

Sometimes this little girl is so rude, I just want to stand off to one side with the other parents and say "Where's the mother of THAT child!"

Today at  lunch she begs to take a book from the classroom with her.

I usually feign from doing it, as I don't want to be the one responsible for getting grilled cheese and apple juice all over a book that isn't mine!!

But today I broke my own rule and mayhem commenced. She kept the book literally under her arm the entire lunch protecting it like it was that good European chocolate or something.

Then for an instance she put the book down to throw something out in the garbage and the boy next to her swiped the book!!!

Oh did she ever throw a fit....she tried to grab the book back all the while hollering "That's MINE!"

I tried to reason with her about how "Sharing is Caring" (even though I can't stand Barney)...but she was having none of it.

She finally gave in and pouted the rest of the time the boy had the book, all the while commenting under her breath about how the book was hers, and how mean and selfish he was...yadda, yadda, yadda.

Finally I guess she couldn't take it any more and with a grimacing face she marched over to the boys mother and told the mother "Your son is selfish!"

I swear if the floor could have opened up and swallowed me I would have gladly gone.

For that alone, once the boy gave the book back she wasn't even allowed the book. But some how I don't think she much cared, as long as HE didn't have the book!!!!

Sidenote: you're thinking to yourself, well if the mother was there all the while why did she let her son take the book that everyone could see your daughter had been guarding the entire lunch?

Well yes and no, yes it might have been nice had the mother suggested he give it back but on the flip side I was glad of the opportunity to try and teach my little one how to behave and respond to a situation like that.

Because there are going to be plenty more of them come Kindergarten time!!!!