Friday, January 28, 2005
The best chair
We went to Ikea to buy some furniture and we brought two little chairs home for Jason and Sara.
The chairs were identical and looked very comfortable to sit down and watch TV.
The next day, I was working in my office, when suddenly I hear loud screaming and yelling. I rushed to the living room where I saw Jason and Sara fighting as if their lives were depending on it.
I wrote their names on each chair, but that didn't seem to help.
They were really going to hurt each other, so I separated them and sent them to their rooms.
A little later, after Jason calmed down a bit, I asked him why he was fighting for the chair he wanted so much.
What was the reason for insisting to have that particular chair.
Still sobbing, Jason replied "Daddy told me I could have the left chair!".
Relieved, I switched the 2 chairs and ... the problem was solved.
We went to Ikea to buy some furniture and we brought two little chairs home for Jason and Sara.
The chairs were identical and looked very comfortable to sit down and watch TV.
The next day, I was working in my office, when suddenly I hear loud screaming and yelling. I rushed to the living room where I saw Jason and Sara fighting as if their lives were depending on it.
I wrote their names on each chair, but that didn't seem to help.
They were really going to hurt each other, so I separated them and sent them to their rooms.
A little later, after Jason calmed down a bit, I asked him why he was fighting for the chair he wanted so much.
What was the reason for insisting to have that particular chair.
Still sobbing, Jason replied "Daddy told me I could have the left chair!".
Relieved, I switched the 2 chairs and ... the problem was solved.
