There is a thief in my house.
My daughter belongs to the Toys R Us Birthday Club so today when she went there to choose her birthday gift she was given a cardboard crown that says, "It's My Birthday!" and a Mylar balloon. She also gets a birthday card with a $3.00 gift card in the mail before her birthday and we get a $5.00 coupon by separate mail so it's worth joining. But, anyway...
Her baby brother's birthday is in three weeks. He has not been happy that Sissy gets her birthday first. He had a tantrum when she chose a cake from the cookbook. He had a tantrum when she went shopping. He had a tantrum when his grandma delivered her gift today.
Tonight after he had his bedtime story and was tucked into bed, I snuggled up on the sofa to read a chapter from Little Town on the Prairie to my daughter. Out of the corner of my eye, I see him sneaking down the dark hallway into her room. Moments later he sneaks out and heads down the hall back to his room. He was wearing the cardboard crown. He had stolen it.
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Kids are great writing material aren't they?
I'm very lucky since both my children are very generous souls. And my son, despite his stubbornness and destructive ways, is VERY laid back. He makes it clear he wants something, but, as he doesn't talk, it's not clear. So you say, "Is this it?" and he effectively shrugs - that'll do. Of course, they're 9 years apart so they don't really have much to covet from each other. That may be different between his soon-to-be sister and himself.
My eldest daughter and my son's birthday are also only 4 days apart so they often get celebrated together with my daughter's blessing. She really is a sweetheart.
Life is so hard when you are a boy....