What's so amazing to me though is their inherent drive of curiosity to engage in activities in a way that is just.....well, dangerous. Why? They can't help it but pick up that rock and throw it! If there's a stick around they'll find it, and they can't help but make contact with the other person with that stick! I sound like a broken record: "Put that stick down; it's dangerous. Would you want her to throw that rock at you?? Will you please not fling the dirt at each other's faces with that plastic rake!? Will you please not dance on the AC unit? While you're at it get off of there; it's dangerous! No, dog poop is not fascinating, it's yucky! Don't even think about it!" and on and on and on I go while having to watch them fairly close. It's hard work because they're always on the move. It's still fun though, still fun.
It can be hard to get at the root of a disagreement or episode between these little people if you didn't see how it began! Even at this age they are well equipped to tell elaborate stories that are in their favor and weave complex arguments of the 'he said, she said' variety. Wait! Stop! Am I in a court room?? No. Am I getting paid for this? Heck no. I can see where parents are tempted to make those ridiculous sounding rules of sweeping magnitude that do not fit 'the crime' or are reasonable or do-able like "Nobody Ever Touch Anybody in This House Ever Again!" as a frustrated fix for some issue of 'personal space violation'! Sound funny? Well it is until You're There.
Kids. They're Amazingly Adept.......at making you sound like your parents! Hehe. It's True!
Daddy Sean Over and Out,
Happy Holidays Everyone! :-)