Tag: siblings
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Punchline
And now I have to think about the calculus of if hitting an innocent bystander on accident is worse than hitting your brother on purpose.
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I’m In Charge
After so many times of us saying the eldest kid is in charge (if a parent isn’t around), it’s no wonder our youngest kid was so excited for his chance to finally be the eldest kid in the house.
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I’m Sure It’s Fine
While some of this dialog is made up, the pained scream followed by a shouted “I’m being gentle!” is a direct quote. As parents, we paused and listened for the sounds of crying or further screaming, but all was well.
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Aha Moment
She ran into the room, didn’t search at all, and exclaimed “aha” as if she’d discovered him. It was perfectly convincing and very efficient, as her brother popped right out of his very good hiding spot. Real outside-the-box thinking.
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Probably Too Young
Junkos made a nest in our (overgrown) lawn right on the ground. Unfortunately, of 3 eggs, none have survived to adulthood, so maybe it wasn’t a great location, and now we’ve had to talk about mortality rates.
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Double-Edged Insult
Thank goodness one of these twins wears glasses or I’d probably mix them up more often.
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How Old Were They?
Maybe I should have admonished my kid telling me to shut up, which wouldn’t usually be tolerated, but I (a) did feel bad about interrupting her and (b) was busy trying not to laugh in her face about the whole thing.
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Watch Your Language
There’s something amusing about kids pointing out a technicality like this while using this insult against a sibling with whom they share the same mother, and in front of said mother. Because there are some arguably larger linguistic/usage concerns I could bring up here.
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