Peabody, MA – Trudi’s quick thinking halted a potentially violent toddler showdown at a local playground on Wednesday.
Asked about her heroic actions, Trudi replied, “it came down to simple mathematics. There were three kids and two swings, so a little sharing saved the day.”
Trudi’s actions were not entirely without controversy, however.
Emily Moore, a mother witnessing the swing sharing commented, “well… it worked out fine this time, but I wonder about the future implications of such a short-sighted solution. What happens when these two find themselves embroiled in a spirited game of musical chairs? Will they now feel empowered to throw the rules out the window and to share that one remaining chair? Do we then give them both a trophy? All I’m saying is that it’s a really slippery slope. I’m not entirely against sharing, but it’s usually a bad idea.”