Children in the Domination of Eiler

The Domination of Eiler has noticed, humanity has a set of rules which keep it operational. And children are forever calculating to get the most out of these rules. Being with children is like a continual psycho-social dominance game.

• Names teach children that they're the center of the world - because names are assigned to grownups according to their relationship with the children. There's Mom, and Dad, and Grampa, and even Uncle Dominator who comes to visit.
• Dinnertime teaches childen to bargain: "Eat two more bites of your sandwich and you'll get a cookie" vs. "May I have two cookies?"
• Talking teaches children, they may command an adult's attention on demand. Even when adults are already talking about other things. Even with the joke about why the chicken crossed the road. Even repeated many times.

To be continued. The Domination of Eiler is certain its allies can come up with many more ways that children are ruthless.