Made me laugh

Sometimes I treat my kids as if they are older than they are. I forget that not all of the boys are 13, same way as I forget that not all of the boys are six. I just tend to group them together. It's probably the same in most families. The oldest child waits and waits for something, then just by brother-factor, the younger children just get to do it earlier. I remember that my sister wanted a 10-speed bike for the longest time. My parents just kept telling her that she could have a 10-speed when she turned 12. She turned 12 and got her bike. That same year, however, I got a matching one. She was livid. Same thing happens here. Jonah had to wait years to see Star Wars. The younger boys saw it years younger than Jonah. Fair? No. Life? Yes.

All that to say that sometimes I get a humorous reminder of the boys' actual ages.

Yesterday Jack mentioned (again) that he wished he had a twin. He than added that he wants a regular twin and not a 'practical' twin. I thought maybe he meant 'identical', but no, he meant "one of those twins that are connected with their bodies". Ohhhh, siamese.

I liked practical better. Siamese wouldn't have made me laugh.

Then today we were in the pool and the boys were trying to sit on the bottom of the pool without floating up. Jack said, "Watch me hesitate". He then went under, crossed his legs, put out his hands in a 'meditate' position.

Again, I liked hesitate better. Meditate and siamese, neither of those would tickle my funny bone. But hesitate and practical twins - that I can appreciate.