On Monday - Allison took a field trip to the baseball game with some kids from school. She got cotton candy as her treat, and had some left over at the end of the day. I told her she could finish it after Jacob's soccer game. Jacob got a treat after soccer from his teammate - a cookie - which he promptly ate.
Then in the car - Jacob asked Allison for some cotton candy. Allison at first refused because Jacob hadn't shared his cookie with her. Then she gave him a teeny tiny piece (for some reason a teeny piece is more insulting than zero in Allison's lexicon. It's almost like she thinks "here, taste it. Want more? No!")
At this point - Grandma decided to point out that Jacob should remember this the next time he had a treat. The implied message was "if you want to have her treat - you need to remember to share your treat." The actual conveyed message was a little different - as we learned from Jacob's response.
"Ok, next time I have a cookie, I'm only going to give her a teeny tiny piece."
So there!
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