Little T.Puzzle woke up this morning with one foot planted on the road to a peaceful, four year old-like existence, and one foot firmly entrenched in the terrible threes. Just like his Mommy, he is not a happy camper first thing in the morning. Of course Full Speed takes after Mad Dog. He pops out of bed, puffs his chest out and flexes his arms (ok, Mad Dog doesn’t do that, he simply enjoys the first light of a day in a positive way I will never understand).
Everything I asked of little T.Puzzle was shot down with a blunt refusal, a cross of his arms and a bad, bad attitude. Of course Mr. Happy Full Speed has to throw his two cents in about the subject.
“Mom, T.Puzzle is just being contrary,” he states. “That’s why he’s not listening.”
In our house the word contrary and children go together like pepperoni and pizza.
“Full Speed, leave your brother alone. You know he doesn’t like mornings and you used to be just as contrary when you were his age (and then some),” I reply.
He looks me dead in the eye and says, “No, I wasn’t.”
Oh really? Who are you going to believe?
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oh that Frack gets me laughing! I like hearing the stories of him giving big-brother advice