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There once was a girl named Lulu, and she was a pain. She wasnand#8217;t a pain in the elbow. She wasnand#8217;t a pain in the knee. She was a painand#8212;a very big painand#8212;in the butt.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Now, Lulu was an only child, and her mom and her dad gave her everything she wanted. And guess what? Lulu wanted EVERYTHING. Tons of candy. Tons of toys. Tons of watching tons of cartoons on TV. And if her mom and her dad ever said (and they hardly ever said it), and#8220;Sorry, darling, we think youand#8217;ve had enough,and#8221; Lulu would screech till the lightbulbs burst and throw herself down on the floor, and then she would kick her heels and wave her arms. And pretty soon her mom and her dad would say, and#8220;Well, just this once,and#8221; and let her have whatever it was she wanted.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#169; 2010 Judith Viorst