Cereal Brawl

This morning there was a cereal brawl in the corner of the kitchen. Hannah opened the cupboard to get her cereal, and then Jacob, who has a small cereal infatuation, muscled his way in front of her. Despite the fact that she'd only woken up moments before, Hannah instantly moved into high-drama mode. "Help! Jacob's pushing me! He won't get out of my way. Help!"

Jacob, picking up on her hysteria, began to move into his own meltdown crisis. Hannah had her box of cereal, Jacob had his. Yet the tears were only beginning. Apparently Jacob scratched Hannah's hand during the altercation at the cupboard, and Hannah wanted a red flag on the play. Meanwhile, Jacob couldn't understand why his cereal wasn't already in a bowl ready for him to eat. He upped the volume hoping that would help.

Two kids sobbing, clutching their boxes of cereal to their chests in wounded misery. Who knew cereal was such a contentious food source?