Yesterday at lunch, one of my preschoolers (child 1) took a very large portion of oranges (our lunches are family style serving and for the most part our kids serve themselves). He easily took 1/4 of what was there and we had 7 kids left to take from the supply. I couldn't make him put them back but I talked to him about how that wasn't fair to the rest of the kids. Well, lunch went on and before I knew it, without asking, "child 1" had taken a second serving of oranges-this time cleaning the bowl. "Child 2" asked for seconds on the oranges and I when I went to pass him the bowl I saw it was empty. Before I said anything "child 1" proudly admitted to cleaning the bowl. I looked at him and said, "because you took all the oranges, nobody else can eat any more. You were selfish to take that many." Child 2: "Yeah, yeah. He was so fast. And now there's none for any of us. "
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