A Middle Child’s Shattered Dreams
May 27, 2008 @ 6:23 am | Filed under: These People Crack Me Up
At the breakfast table, Beanie heaves a wistful sigh.
“Rats. I’ve dreamed of having a whole box of cereal all to myself, and I thought it was going to come true at last because no one else likes this kind. But then I remembered the baby does.”
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Hannah says:
LOL! They sure wear their hearts on their sleeves, don’t they?
On May 27, 2008 at 10:44 am
Activities Coordinator says:
That’s very sad. Please buy her a box of cereal. Thank you.
On May 27, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Anna says:
Aww… that’s so adorable. Maybe she does need her own box.
On May 27, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Sue says:
I’ve been know to give my children a favorite box of cereal as a birthday gift. It’s usually the overpriced kinds that I typically wouldn’t buy for general family consumption.
On May 28, 2008 at 5:42 am
mamacrow says:
yup, father christmas does that at our house Sue!
On May 28, 2008 at 6:19 am
Marsha says:
Sibling angst………..for some reason so hard for me to “hear”.
Buy her a box of cereal LOL.
On May 28, 2008 at 6:22 am
coffeemamma says:
My 7yo asked for only one thing for her birthday- her very own box of cereal 😉
On May 28, 2008 at 8:40 am
Karen Edmisten says:
I can’t get wordpress to accept my sign-in, but anyway … you’d better buy that child her own box of cereal or you’ll be getting one in the mail.
On May 29, 2008 at 6:27 pm