The Worst Easter Ever

Margret has often been ill or injured on or near her birthday.  Everything from earaches to measles to broken bones.  The year she turned eight Easter was three days before her birthday and according to her it was her worst Easter ever.  

Margret reported that...

1)she was scared all night 
2)when she woke up and found everyone's Easter bags hers was the only one without a nametag attached to it.  Her name was written ON HER BAG  
3)at church her sisters got candy in their classes and she did not  
4)her shoe broke so she had to wear the shoes she was going to get as a birthday present and now they wouldn't be a surprise   
5)her big sister made fun of her in the egg hunt

As we grow older life becomes more complicated.  We have greater expectations and thus are more vulnerable to disappointment.  Parents and presents are not the key ingredient.  Who could have guessed that lack of a nametag on a bag would not be a welcome distinguishing feature and worse yet that the name would be written on the bag.

Children exist in a parallel universe to adults and even to all their siblings.  We breathe the same air, occupy the same space (more or less) and yet we have no anticipation nor comprehension of what really matters to a child.  And so the child learns to "deal".  This is a good thing.

On her birthday she received at least 26 Gifts:


Applesauce & Art
Bunnies (the plush variety) & Balloons
Corn & Clothes
Drama
Easter surprise
Fashion show & Film
Gumdrops
a Hand (clap clap clap clap)
Icecream & Cake
the King & I
Lots of Love
Money
Nightgown & New shoes
Oreos
Pen
a Quarter
Races
Skating & Samantha outfits
Tea Party
Underwear
a Very busy day
Work
X o X o X o X o
Yoyo
Zooming around