The Toddler's Creed

The Toddler's Creed was composed by T. Berry Brazelton and I've had a newspaper clipping of it on my wall for a quarter century. I decided to paint it yesterday, it took a ridiculous amount of time.

• If I want it, it's mine.
  
• If I give it to you and change my mind later, it's mine.
  
• If I can take it away from you, it's mine.
  
• If I had it a little while ago, it's mine.
  
• If it's mine, it will never belong to anybody else, no matter what.
  
• If we are building something together, all the pieces are mine.
  
• If it looks just like mine, it is mine.