Not Fair

Patch, it’s time for a nap now.

That’s not fair!

Patch, there’ll be no dessert if you don’t eat up all your dinner.

That’s not fair!

Patch, clean up all the books and clothes on the floor of your room before we go outside to play.

That’s not fair!

Patch, give the iPad to your sister – you’ve had it for thirty minutes now.

That’s not fair!

Patch, you and your sister have to shower now while I make us something to eat.

That’s not fair!

Patch, if you say, “That’s not fair,” one more time, you’re going to be spending quite a lot of time in your room!

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Patch spends the next two hours in her room, shaking her fists at the sky, cursing her lot in life and growling about all the Injustice there is to be found in this world ...