Beyond the Boundaries

Our babysitter Carol, who raised her own set of twins, said that her sons would periodically exchange personalities. The dominant one would become more passive, and the reserved one would become more forceful. This time last year Trey Davey was our angel and Benji was the rebel, but they have since assumed the other’s role. For some time now Davey has been visiting “Time Out” on almost a daily basis for misbehavior. We’re not sure why he has begun acting out all of a sudden, but he clearly understands what is forbidden and chooses to test us. His transgressions are not really dangerous or mean-spirited, rather simple disobedience or tantrums. He is mostly acting like a two year old. While it doesn’t seem like a deliberate bid for attention, we have redoubled our efforts to praise his good behavior and shame him for misconduct. It’s too bad that he doesn’t understand Santa’s nice and naughty list yet.