The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-03
Your Children
By Olive Roberts Barton

"You can't have another chop, Harry"
 Harry. plate extended to the disher-out at the end of the table, could hardly believe his ears. He thought his father was joking. But something said, "No, not this time" so he withdrew his arm. He glanced at his mother to see how she was taking this injustice to her child. She was very red about the eyes, white about the lips and had the general appearance of being about to burst.
 q am going to eat that chop myself" spoke the selfish big brute, spearing the last rib with his fork and lifting 1t to his plate. Mother and son stared. This was the first time in history that anything like 1t had occurred.
 Even now they thought he was joking. Tn second he would laugh and toss his loot over to Harry with Here, take 1t. If your mother won't order two chops around, I'll be the one to starve. You weigh ten pounds more than do and you sneak my shoes, but I can't let a weak, growing boy go into Q decline"
 Setting 3 Precedent
 He'd gotten off a few such jovial remarks as that in the past, but mo- body cared. Dad had to have his little bit of fun.
 But this was @ horse of another color, one without humor at least. Dad was actually chewing on that chop. He was EATING 1t. Now there was nothing but the bone left. Harry looked at Ma and Ma 1 looked at Sonny Boy. Each said the same thing, that any father who would take the last bite out of his baby's mouth was--well, something too hard to endure in their midst. Mother pushed back her chair.
 q don't care for my dessert,"
 "What is it?"
 "Pie."
 "Sit down and don't be a goose. just get tired of having every thing that's loose in the house ha2ded over to the kid. He thinks we haven't any rights at all. You won't take yours, but by golly I'm going to stand up to him"
 Dads UItimatum
 The pie was cut into five pieces. Katie kept her piece in the kitchen. She brought in four, putting one be- fore each member of the family and setting the other on the sideboard. Harry started to eat fast. He couldn't have the chop but the old man wouldn't dare rob him twice in the same meal. But Dad fooled him. He went over and got the dividend before he had finished.
 "Of all the pigs" said mother. "Of all the selfish mean people I ever saw. Harry. dear, never mind. I'll give you a dime to go down to the drug store and finish your supper"
 Now listen. you two. I just wanted you to see how Harry's growing up. He thinks he has to get to base first in everything. So am a greedy pig. am I? Why he's getting so that neither you nor dare bat an eye. He thinks he's our baby and he's growing into the softest pudding ever saw. Baby. Yah. Now. Sadie. # you have a dime to spare I'd like to have it. ate soup for lunch just to save . dime. I wish somebody would write . bok on Modern Ways with Fathers"
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