Ima 2 Eight

7 yo: “It’s not fair! I didn’t have fun today [at Six Flags] because I had to stay near the baby rides. It’s not fair! The twins got to go on all of the crazy, big fun rides.”

[Clearly the fairness of his spending a school day on a field trip to Great Adventure while his sisters were in a classroom all day wasn’t relevant at the time.]

Ima: ” I would like to talk to you for a moment alone…. no, [9 yo] you cannot come as well, I want to speak to your brother alone for a minute.”

9 yo [who spent the day on crazy, big boy, fun rides instead of the baby section – or even actually at school ] :  “It’s not fair! I want you to tell me something alone too!”

… I have to wonder if we sound this ridiculous to Hashem every time we cry out “It’s not fair!“