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Sunday, May 15, 2011

The Cheater

Katie, James and I all took a bike ride and ended up at the park.  While there, James and Katie made up a game to play, and were getting along very well, until I heard Katie shout, "James stopped playing the game with me!"  Before I could ask him why, James yelled at the top of his lungs, "BECAUSE SHE CHEATED!!"  Well known for her unbridled cheating, it was not the first time I had to warn Katie that no one will want to play games with her if she cheats. 
Trying to mediate the dispute, I asked James that if Katie plays by the rules, would he please continue the game that they were playing so nicely before.  James, who is very forgiving, begrudgingly said, "Well, I guess so.  As long as she promises not to cheat again."  I asked Katie if she could manage to play without cheating and she looked at me and said, on the verge of tears, "But I LOVE cheating!!" (5/15/11)
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