Cookie dilemma

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

I will say that while I am generally a very guilty person...

Ooooh. I want to know if wendybeth meant she's guilty of a lot of juicy things or if she is guilt ridden about a lot of minor things...

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My mantra for myself: Guilt is a useless emotion. (I think that's a New Order song title...)

If it was me, I guess there would have been a little guilt. But that would fade because I didn't do it on purpose. I probably would have put it back or told someone about it, but I wouldn't feel obligated to buy it.

As for the hypothetical kid that would have received broken Oreos... Well, children need to learn about disappointment. Sometimes cookies break. Life's tough, junior. If you left it, you may have taught a child a valuable lesson.

(ie. After we told a husband and wife that their daughter shouldn't pet Frodo while he was on-leash, the husband let the kid do it any way. The kid began to poke Frodo in the face. Frodo snarled and barked at her. The kid cried. We felt horrible, but we told them not to let the kid pet him and they let her do it any way. So I didn't feel too bad. The kid was fine. Not only that, the kid learned that not all dogs are Lassies. Some are short legged Cujos... )