None of the ambassadors to other countries or members of the UN have a leg up on my granddaughters in the field of diplomacy.
Maddie and Ella are currently enamored with little Polly Pockets and her endless array of tiny costumes: hats, skirts, sweaters, boots, purses, pants--most of them smaller than the end of an adult thumb.
Watching the girls bargain yesterday for bits and pieces of costume, it struck me that they were learning conflict resolution and diplomacy. Occasionally, one of them does go off in a huff or dissolve into tears, but generally they trade and deal until both are satisfied.
Maybe we need to send them to Washington.
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