When I was a kid, I remember wanting to be included by my big
brothers. I suppose I probably tried to copy them at times, though I
don't really remember anything in particular. I do, however, remember my
little sisters trying to be like me sometimes. For example, when I was
in high school, one of my favorite bands was Reel Big Fish. We had a
music store in town that had a kiosk in the center for trying out music.
You could bring them any CD in the store and they would open it and
play it for you. It was such a novel idea at the time, that you could
actually listen to the tracks before you bought the CD to make sure you
liked it! This was before the days of Napster and iTunes and every song
being on YouTube. One day we were in the store, and my little sister
Beez had picked up the same Reel Big Fish CD I had at home and taken it
to the kiosk. I got mad at her, not because she was trying to copy me
but because I realized how inappropriate the lyrics were on that CD when
I saw my innocent little sister listening.
Anyway, a bit of a random story, so back to the reason I'm blogging. I'm starting to notice how much siblings try to copy each other. D tries so hard to be like his big brother. When I ask D if he wants to invite a friend over while B2 is at school, he gets so excited and starts naming off his brother's friends. When I try to suggest a friend his age, he'll often insist on the other boys. D is also wanting to do homework like his big brother. We bought him his own homework book, and while most of the time he just scribbles on it, he is insistent that he is doing important homework, like B2. This morning, he brought me a Sunday quiet book with a world map at the end. Holding it upside down, he started pointing out the geography to me like we have tried to do with B2. "This is us. [Pointing down and to the right] This is California." Close honey--"us" is South America and "California" is North America.
I'm sure it drives B2 crazy that D tries so hard to be like him. He is always wanting to tag along when B2 plays with his friends and divides my attention when I'm trying to help B2 with his homework. He doesn't let it show too much though. B2 really is an excellent big brother.
Anyway, a bit of a random story, so back to the reason I'm blogging. I'm starting to notice how much siblings try to copy each other. D tries so hard to be like his big brother. When I ask D if he wants to invite a friend over while B2 is at school, he gets so excited and starts naming off his brother's friends. When I try to suggest a friend his age, he'll often insist on the other boys. D is also wanting to do homework like his big brother. We bought him his own homework book, and while most of the time he just scribbles on it, he is insistent that he is doing important homework, like B2. This morning, he brought me a Sunday quiet book with a world map at the end. Holding it upside down, he started pointing out the geography to me like we have tried to do with B2. "This is us. [Pointing down and to the right] This is California." Close honey--"us" is South America and "California" is North America.
I'm sure it drives B2 crazy that D tries so hard to be like him. He is always wanting to tag along when B2 plays with his friends and divides my attention when I'm trying to help B2 with his homework. He doesn't let it show too much though. B2 really is an excellent big brother.
