This is a life skill I picked up from being a mom.
Don’t worry, the picture I took of that cookie is a bit over dramatic with uneven pieces. In reality, when I split things in five it’s way more even than that 😉.
Yep it’s true. For the last four and a half years this has been my life. Once all five of my children were of age to eat snacks this is what was expected of me. I had to share everything that entered our home with each of our kids.
It sounds a bit crazy but I’ve always been big on being fair and making sure none of my kids ever feel left out, less loved or thought of. I have always tried my best to share amongst them the best I could.
This splitting in five usually only happens for two reasons:
1) We’re down to the last of our snacks and everyone wants the last piece.
2) I decided to get a personal snack to enjoy and everybody wants a share.
I get real stingy when it comes to my snacks so I’m only sharing a little bit of it 😌🤭.
You’d be amazed at some of the small things I’ve had to split. It never mattered as long as everyone got a piece…everyone was happy.
My kids range from the ages of thirteen all the way down to five. They are big now and eating little pieces split into five just ain’t cutting it. I can’t go on for the rest of these nested days stressing myself over making sure everyone has a piece of everything.
I now tell my kids
Don’t expect to get everything your siblings get. I share different things with each of you and you’ll just have to be okay with missing out on some things 🤷🏽♀️.
What have I created y’all? My kids are professional crumb eaters because I have been doing this for so long. They don’t mind eating itty bitty bits and I have practically trained them.
Then they even have the nerve sometimes to measure their share and tell me when someone has a little more than the other 🙄. Seems it’s the only time they like to do math.
Note to my future grandmother self: Do not train your grandkids to be crumb eaters. If you don’t have a full piece for all who are present then DON’T SHARE.
Note taken, lesson learned ~ 😄
Don’t think that cookie went to waste. My kids asked if they could have it after I was done photographing it for this post 🤦🏽♀️. Yep, my life.
