Our kids are playing together (surprisingly well) upstairs when we hear our 6yr old daughter say "Oh no! You made me eat a piece of paper!". It seems they were shooting spit wads at each other and she accidentally inhaled it instead of shooting it out the straw. Sounded like she might go for the crying and telling maneuver (even though my wife and I are listening downstairs), so my boys spring into action.
2nd grade older brother: "You'll be ok. You won't die. I saw a kid eat a whole sheet of paper in my class and not die. Watch". Sound of tearing paper and proceeds to crumple and eat an unknown quantity. Coulda been notebook paper. Coulda been a page from a book. Who knows.
My daughter doesn't sound convinced, so my oldest, supposedly wisest and most life-experienced son, the 9yr old goes for broke. Anything to keep little sister upstairs and not throwing a fit to mom and dad. "You can even eat a crayon and not die. Wrapper and everything." They all start laughing and what do you know when they do finally come downstairs to watch tv the boy has purple crayon pieces in his teeth. The future is not looking good for that branch of the family tree.
My wife and I had to go in the bedroom to laugh, because they all thought they'd gotten away with something. We're not sure we should continue letting them work through s problem, but at least they weren't bickering.
2nd grade older brother: "You'll be ok. You won't die. I saw a kid eat a whole sheet of paper in my class and not die. Watch". Sound of tearing paper and proceeds to crumple and eat an unknown quantity. Coulda been notebook paper. Coulda been a page from a book. Who knows.
My daughter doesn't sound convinced, so my oldest, supposedly wisest and most life-experienced son, the 9yr old goes for broke. Anything to keep little sister upstairs and not throwing a fit to mom and dad. "You can even eat a crayon and not die. Wrapper and everything." They all start laughing and what do you know when they do finally come downstairs to watch tv the boy has purple crayon pieces in his teeth. The future is not looking good for that branch of the family tree.
My wife and I had to go in the bedroom to laugh, because they all thought they'd gotten away with something. We're not sure we should continue letting them work through s problem, but at least they weren't bickering.
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