Its that big exercise ball ! I got that ball 10-12 years ago and it was hardly used or noticed till recently. One fine day Kavya decided to get it in the house from the garage and started playing with it. It caught Ishaan's attention and then he wanted it too. But Kavya insisted that she got it from the garage and so it was hers. For first few days, Ishaan did not get the ball. Kavya would take it to her room and Ishaan is not allowed in Kavya's room without permission. But then gradually, Ishaan also got to play with it and then he wouldn't let Kavya have it. Some days, they would play together with it. They even named it - Bolly Boo ! But soon, they started fighting over it.
I suggested that they take turns, but that did not work well. They would shout at each other, call each other names and then even started hitting. So, I warned them that if they fought again, Bolly Boo would go away. But the fights still continued. So, one day after they went to school, I hid the ball. It was difficult to find a place for such a big ball and that too where kids could not find it. But it worked out. When kids got back from school, they discovered that the ball was missing.
I told them that if they figured out a way to share the ball, then Bolly Boo would come back. So, next day they had a plan. Kavya agreed for Ishaan to have the ball as long as he would let her play with it whenever she requested. Didn't really make sense to me, but Ishaan bought the deal. I let them sleep on it for a day. And the day after when I went to pick them up in school, I told them that a guest had come with me to pick them up. They were happy to see Bolly Boo!
Its been 2 days since they have had the ball back and there hasn't been any major fights so far. Hopefully I wouldn't need to hide the ball again, but you never know. After all, who knew that a big exercise ball can be someone's favorite toy - so much that they would fight over it ?
