“I hope,” I said, “that I’m not giving anyone here the impression that we should never give the identical item to each child. There will be times when that will be the obvious and right thing to do. All I want to point out is that if you decide not to give equally, for whatever reason, that’s all right too. The children who fail to receive won’t go under. Your understanding and acceptance of their disappointment will help them to deal with life’s inequities.”
