Me: “OK, OK… stop arguing. At this point, I don’t care who said what. I just need the hallway cleared. Is there — or is there not — stuff in the hallway between your rooms?”
Little Miss Thing, age 7: “Yes.”
Danger Monkey, age 10: “Yes.”
Me: “OK, then, who does it belong to?”
DM: “Not me.”
LMT: “Not me.”
Me: “Good! That makes it easy. Let’s gather it all up and give it to charity.”
DM: “I’ll do that right now!” (runs off)
LMT: “DON’T YOU DARE THROW AWAY MY THINGS!!!” (runs off)
Me: …
Me: “I win.”
Very Vocal Viking 