Showing posts with label sibling rivallry. chaos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sibling rivallry. chaos. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Sibling Delight and Devilry

In my attempts at positive discipline in the family I heard myself say "Thanks Frost. Thanks for stopping Wren hitting the telephone."

How did I get to that point? Here is a typical scenario.

[FROST IS LYING ON THE COUCH ENTICING WREN TO PLAY. WREN IS PLAYING HIDE ON HIS OWN]
Frost: Stomp on Frost, Wren. Stomp on Frost
Wren: Hiding, hiding
[Wren comes over to Frost on the couch]
Frost: EEEEAAAH. He is BITING me again. [laughing hysterically] Stop biting. NO BITING.
Wren: BITE
Frost: ARGH!
Wren: Its ok? ok?

[FROST GETS UP AND RUNS INTO THE KITCHEN. WREN CHASES AFTER HIM WITH A PLASTIC DAGGER. THERE ARE SOME THUDS AND MUTTERING]

Frost: EEEAAAAAAH. Shannon, Wren's throwing breakfast cereal and he threw the unbleached all-purpose flour but I am going to put it back.
Me: Thank you Frost.
Wren: more
Frost: No!
Me: What does he want now?
Frost: He wants to chase me... CHASE!

[CHASE HAPPENS THROUGH THE FURNITURE AND BOXES LYING AROUND FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO DRYWALL THE KITCHEN]

Wren: Ah! Ah! Nose, nose. Nose ow.
[WREN COMES FOR COMFORT ABOUT HIS BANGED NOSE. IN THE MIDST OF THIS CHAOS THERE IS A KNOCK AT THE DOOR]

Frost: Ah, uncle David is home.
David: Oh, has Wren got a big sword? Is that a Goblin Sword?
Frost: [laughing]

[WREN HAS THROWN THE SWORD IN THE AIR AND IT FALLS AND HITS HIM ON THE HEAD]

Wren: All done. OW!