tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11428766.post113416872848823658..comments2023-09-20T04:04:07.170-06:00Comments on A Few Choice Words: Separate but equalJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453489879246452921noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11428766.post-1134249478285060062005-12-10T15:17:00.000-06:002005-12-10T15:17:00.000-06:00I love to hear the family interaction and great to...I love to hear the family interaction and great to hear from you, Carol. I come from a family of 8 children with a sister 1 1/2 years younger than me. My mom never worried about us having the same thing, in fact she was an expert at giving the gift to match the person. She did, however give us all the same number of gifts. Matter of fact, we had identical twins and she didn't even get them the same things. It's can be a dilema.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11428766.post-1134233127023607872005-12-10T10:45:00.000-06:002005-12-10T10:45:00.000-06:00I figured the Oreo story would surface here.The th...I figured the Oreo story would surface here.<BR/><BR/>The thing is, I remembered the story but didn't realize it was from our family.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it happened when I was too young to remember and then it was confusingly retold in the Third Person. I can almost imagine how that would sound...Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16453489879246452921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11428766.post-1134193255694539492005-12-09T23:40:00.000-06:002005-12-09T23:40:00.000-06:00You cut, I choose lasted us well into adulthood......<B><I>You cut, I choose</I></B> lasted us well into adulthood... <BR/><BR/>A nice story, Mom. It's good to know I wasn't always the snotty one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11428766.post-1134185308957118552005-12-09T21:28:00.000-06:002005-12-09T21:28:00.000-06:00Well, for the most part they are getting parallel ...Well, for the most part they are getting parallel gifts from us this Christmas. But there are a couple of items without mates. Still, I felt compelled to keep the number the same.<BR/><BR/>As for the cereal trauma:<BR/>A remember two little girls who always wanted the biggest piece (or the biggest "half" if shared) of treats. In an effort for "equal" halves, we would say that the one who divided the item had to let the other choose which half she wanted. Once, when I was fed up with the angst this sometimes caused, I gave them both oreos - as you recall, a rare treat in our household. Wearily I proclaimed that they were equal. So Big Sister smugly told Little Sister, "Yes, but mine is More Equal than yours."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com