Observations in the backyard

Have you watched your children? I mean really watched them.

How they deal with difficult situations.
How they socialize with other children.
How they occupy themselves.
How they know how to push different buttons with different people.

It fascinates me.
Really fascinates me.

I studied behaviour in college and dealt with it every single day when I was working and nothing is more interesting than watching my own children.

Sometimes I sit back and just watch. When the boys are outside and I am indoors I watch from the window where they cant see me or are aware they have an audience.

I should charge admission for it.

And serve popcorn.

Both boys were created by the same two people but are so completely different, sometimes I wonder if the hospital did a switch.

Then I remember that they love tractors and Johnny Cash music and did not leave my sight in the hospital so I know they are mine.

Let me fill you in on my observations.

Scenario #1.

A tractor breaks while the boys are playing in the sandbox.

Rowdy picks it up, looks at it for approximately 3 seconds, calls it a "stupid friggin piece of crap" and throws it out of the sandbox.

Messy calls Rowdy an "idiot". He gets the tractor, sits down and fixes it.

Scenario #2

The swimming pool is set up. The water is cold. The weather is cool enough for me to wear pants.

Rowdy immediately puts on his swimsuit, climbs the ladder and does a cannonball before even checking the temperature of the water. As he jumps, he yells loud enough for the neighbours down the road to hear him. Upon catching his breath, he screams and then yells "Ahhhhh.....my wiener is freezing."

Busy climbs the ladder, sticks his toes in the water to discover that it is very...very cold. He climbs down the ladder and says he is not going swimming.

Scenario #3

Boys are playing ball. Rowdy says he is the coach.

Messy agrees and they play ball for a few minutes. Messy then says that it is his turn to be the coach.

Rowdy yells and says "No".

Messy says "Yes. You had your turn. Now it is mine"

Rowdy walks toward Messy, throws the ball at him and then takes him down to the ground.

Messy screams for Mom.

I guess I should have told you that there were some violent scenes and adult language in this show.

And maybe I need to videotape it and send it in to Dr. Phil.

Or maybe my boys are being boys.

And are different.

That's a good thing right?