Is This Right?

I didn't do too much babysitting while I was younger, but when I did, I would occasionally eat a little food without being invited to do so. However, I had two rules that prevented me from getting caught.

First, I never was the first person to open a new package.

Second, I would never be the one to finish something off.

I always kinda assumed that was a universal truth of babysitting.

Now I'm the one paying the babysitter. Not wanting to be a hypocrite, I was prepared for some missing food.

However, I kinda thought these rules didn't need to be stated.

Back in October, I went to make a little treat out of some Count Chocula cereal. I bought the box just to make the treat. When I went to open the box, I noticed it's half empty.



"Elisha, you know I needed the Count Chocula for the treat."

"I don't eat chocolate for breakfast. I didn't touch your cereal."

Half the box gone, never opened by either of us.

We've bought some ice cream on occasion.

"Wow, Elisha you've sure eaten a lot of this ice cream already."

"I haven't even opened it yet."

Two flavors not opened by us.

We've learned to live with this. But now I think the babysitter's crossed a line.

I made a train at our annual gingerbread house making party. Elisha likes to eat the creations from the party, so when I noticed part of my train missing, I didn't think too much of it. Later Elisha says:

"I can't eat your train, it's too cute."

"That didn't stop you from eating the cookies off the front end."

"I didn't eat anything."

Seriously, is this right?

Before picture. The train in all it's glory:

After picture, missing a little up front: