There are plenty of bad things about siblings...like the fighting and the picking up of certain phrases...like Asher telling me this morning that it "wasn't fair" that he had to eat oatmeal when just two days ago, he ate it with me no problem and "loved it." However, his big sister has been pounding the "it isn't fair" phrase into the ground as of late. Nothing in her life is fair...EVER. Well now, everything is unfair for Asher too. Life not being fair is a hard lesson to learn when you're only 2 and 3!
BUT, the positive thing about siblings is that Asher wants to do EVERY single thing Ayris does, SO...when he wouldn't eat the oatmeal, I asked Ayris to pretend she was eating it (she genuinely doesn't like oatmeal and had already had yogurt for breakfast)...no sooner than taking her first bite, Asher was back on board and all was right in the world again.
This also can work to a mommy's advantage when I need something:
Mommy: Ayris, can you get me a wipe, it looks like Asher got some boogers on the couch.
Ayris: No.
Mommy: Fine, I'll have Asher get it.
(Ayris SPRINTS over to the wipes as to get one before her brother has the privilege of getting it himself)...it's amazing how these daunting tasks become rewarding when some competition is involved!
ah, the power of reverse psychology! I love it when it works! Too bad Leif does not normally care if I do something similar, he thinks it's funny watching me try and get Kal to do what I just asked Leif to do.
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