The differences between these boys:

Logan and Declan were arguing over a pair of Lego pieces that they both wanted to use. We tried compromising and giving each of them one piece of the set, but that wasn't good enough for either. I told them they needed to find a solution since they both wanted the pair and they both had equal claim to them. There was some discussion back and forth about what each boy intended to do with the Legos. No agreement could be reached and I told them I was not going to make their decision for them. Frustration. Anger. Whining. More arguing of their cases. Finally, Logan stopped and gave his piece to Declan. I said that was a very nice thing he did and asked him why. "Because I only wanted that piece. I didn't *need* it."

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Chris made dinner for the boys, grandpa, and himself one night. As they're sitting around the dinner table, Declan starts panting and breathing heavy as he does sometimes when he's playing. Chris looks at him and says, "Workin' hard, huh?" Declan says, "Yeah. It's hard work eating all this crap!"