“Thats not faaaaaaiiiiiiiirrrr!” she sulks. Fair in the mind of a 6 year old is operationally defined as “I always get the most attention, material possessions, and approving words- more than my other 3 sisters.” Funny, but each of the other 3 girls adhere to the same definition. Her claim of inequity today is quite absurd… her 4 year old sister got her drink served first. How dare the world be so unkind.
At times,however, my daughters do peg unfairness quite accurately. When their 2 year old sister doesn’t get punished for wrecking her room, isn’t expected to make her bed, or her terrible two tantrums are tolerated a bit more. When their 15 year old Autistic sister has a TV in her room when I limit their own television watching and have vowed that they will not have the same coveted prize in their rooms when they grow up.
