Sharing and Taking

Did I say toy sharing was good? I was young and naive.  Meed Toddler A., in the photo with Lito.  Toddler A has simple needs: he only wants what another kid is playing with.  It's almost creepy.  He followed Lito around for a while, attempting to take away whatever Lito was playing with.  First it was a trike, then it was a truck, finally it was this ball.  Each time, Lito put up a bit of resistance and then let Toddler A have whatever he wanted.  And then Lito would go play with something else.  And Toddler A did not want to play with whatever he had, he wanted something else.  Something new.  Something that Lito was already playing with. 

Toddler A's sitter thought Toddler A's behavior was just adorable. She kept chuckling and such. "Toddler A is so strong," she cooed, "so aggressive!"

I was less charmed... 

Just after taking this last picture, I picked up Lito and moved to another corner of the playground. Toddler A was last seen tormenting another toddler...