oatmeal cookies show ones true character

I made some yummy oatmeal cookies yesterday. The girls had some after they came out of the oven. I was going to let the girls have another after dinner is they got their play room cleaned up. Needless to say, they didn't get it done before bed time. So this morning the offer still stood that when it was clean, they could still have their cookie.

As the day went on, Kenna and Mylee made an even bigger mess of the room. Saileen still wanted cookies and asked if she cleaned up THEIR mess, if she could have a cookie. I told her that she could. Kenna and mylee informed me that they didn't want a cookie (meaning they didn't want to help clean up the mess they had made)

So Saileen went down and started cleaning up. I went down to help her. Kenna came down when we were almost done and said she changed her mind. She does that to try and get the reward by doing only minimal work. (she tries that a lot. Who says kids aren't smart) I told her it was too late to change her mind. She tried to cry and be dramatic, but I know her tricks!

Anyway, after lunch, I gave her 3 cookies, because she did the work of all 3 girls. Kenna and Mylee both asked to have one and I told them that because they didn't help, they couldn't have a cookie.

But I kept and eye on Saileen because I was kind of expecting what happened next.

Without any prompting, she broke 2 pieces out of each cookie and gave them both a piece out of each cookie she had been given. Then she said "There, now we all have some cookie." It brought a smile to my face to know that she was kind to them, even thought they didn't deserve it. What an example childen are!