"It's just a camera."

Morgan constantly amazes me with the way she looks at things and with the way she exists in the world. She shares everything with her sister from food to toys she has just gotten as a gift. As wonderful as it is that she shares, I don't want her to think that there is anything wrong having special items that you just don't want to share. I also don't want her to think that she "has" to share with Audrey because she whines or cries for something. Just as it is ok for her to not want to share certain items, it is ok for Audrey to feel upset and express that upset....So, this morning she decided to get her camera out and take some pictures. As soon as she got it out of its case, Audrey wanted it. Audrey whined and screeched her disappointment in not being able to have the camera. I was telling her I knew she wanted the camera but that Morgan was using it at the moment. I said, "It is Morgan's special camera and she may not want to share it. Maybe we can find you something else to play with." A few seconds later Morgan handed Audrey the camera. I pointed out that she didn't have to share her special camera if she didn't really want to. She immediately replied, "It's not special. It's just a camera."