❦ Szalinski Household, Day Fifty-Four ❦
Nathaniel whined when Parker played with her dolls. On one hand, she thought she was getting too old for playing with dolls, but on the other she liked playing with her brother and her sister. Except today, Nathaniel wasn’t sharing well and threw a small tantrum while she played.
“It’s okay, Nathaniel,” Parker told him, turning around to look at her brother, who looked angrily at the doll in her hand and wouldn’t make eye contact. She held the doll out to him but he gave a yell and hit it out of her hand. “Mom says don’t hit,” Parker reminded him calmly. Her Mom had given her instructions on how to deal with Nathaniel when he got like this and while she was downstairs making dinner, Parker was in charge right now. She could handle this and play with her brother, even if he was acting out.
“Here, come down here,” Parker patted the ground next to her and Nathaniel sniffled slightly before he slipped off the stool and sat down where she’d motioned. “Here,” she said, holding the doll back out to him. “We can play together.” She lit up happily when Nathaniel took the doll finally and started playing with it in the dollhouse. Parker smiled, proud of herself for working through his tantrum.
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