Adventures of a Drama Queen: Episode # 129876

Setting the scene: Cayden and Dalton are running through the living room at top speed, as though their hair was on fire. Cayden stubs his toe.

C: AAAAHHHHH! AAAAAAHHHH! (rolls on floor producing blood curdling screams. BLOOD. CURDLING.)

T: Sweetheart, come here (gently prods injured toes)

T: Can you move it?

C: Yes

T: Bend it for me

C: It bends fine (in a completely calm and normal tone of voice)

T: I don't think it is broken.

C: Okay

J: You know son, the intensity of your screaming was completely out of proportion with the severity of your injury

T: Yeah honey, you were screaming like you had just broken an arm

C:……Yeah….. I'm okay with that.

This is your brain exposed to an older brother

Two choice conversations I had with my youngest today that I NEVER had with my oldest at age two. TWO! Cayden waited until 4 to turn into an obnoxious teenager.

J: What did you do at school today?

D: No! I don't want to talk about it. I don't want to talk about my day!

J: (delivering a requested orange truck and finding D out of bed playing with a different truck in the middle of the floor) D honey, you are supposed to be in bed.

D: Hey! I had to get a truck!

J: I can see that, but play with it in bed please.

D: Hey Mommy! I HAD to get a TRUCK!