things my children have argued about recently

this list is in no way comprehensive:

• who is four and who is two (the two-year-old does this to push her sister's buttons);
• who gets genevieve tonight, the fictional dog in the story madeline's rescue (not a stuffed genevieve, mind you. a purely imaginary one.);
  
• who gets to go down the stairs first;
• who gets to push the buttons on the washer and dryer;
• who is bigger than a penguin (a tangent from a discussion of some memorable christmas decorations last year); and
• who likes candy more (please. mom does, you amateurs.).