Thursday, November 19, 2009

Brotherly Fighting, Brotherly Love

My two boys are starting to get a little better at playing together. Now that Eli is gaining speech skills, it is a little easier for them to get along. This is welcome news for me because now I don't always have to be the entertainer!

Of course there are still the inevitable misunderstandings and little temper flares.... and one boy smacks his brother on the head with a disputed toy. The funny thing is that the aggressor isn't necessarily the bigger, older brother.

So we have been working on playing nice together... and enforcing consequences (time outs) and saying sorry when we don't quite play so nice.

I don't appreciate the fighting, but what I do love is when Eli gets to tell Jonah he is sorry. It always ends up with a hug, which makes my heart smile.

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20 comments:

  1. Sometimes watching the making up is worth dealing with the fight! Those hugs are always so sweet!

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  2. I love when they make up. My 2 year old always says "sorry" even when she is the one being apologized to. It is so sweet!

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  3. That is so sweet! I always love when my girls say, "I borgibbe yoo" after the offender apologizes. :)

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  4. There is A LOT of this at our house lately too! I need to get a picture of the hugging to show them later in life.

    Such cuties!!

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  5. that's how we say sorry too. Tristan took a teether from Isaac the other day and I took it back from him and made him tell Isaac he was sorry and give him a kiss & hug.

    Your boys are getting so big. Love the picture of you on your sidebar. My goodness, you are beautiful, my dear. :)

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  6. Awwww...what a sweet picture. It's amazing how my kids can be at each other's throats one minute, and then a big hug and all is forgiven the next. :)

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  7. Sometimes it's hard to stay stern when they get all cute like that, huh?

    I always wondered if my kids were sincere, but really I didn't care -- it was so dang cute!

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  8. I so can't wait for my boys to play like that together. I think I still have about a year or more to go before that happens....so it's nice to hope!

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  9. my boys are older, it's so hard to see them struggle with their pride when they are told to apologize to each other. i'm thankful however for the times when they are kind to each other. it's a special bond

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  10. Aw that is so sweet, they are precious!

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  11. Awwwww that hug moment is so sweet! :)

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  12. Your boys must be so much fun...most of the time. ;-)

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  13. Half my kids time is spent trying not to drive each other nuts. I love it when they make up. They are so quick to forgive. All is forgotten and the world is right again until the next fight.
    Love the hugs! One day they won't be so frequent or accepted. Sigh.

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  14. there is nothing like that sibling hug. too cute.

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  15. That's so sweet! The hugs make it all worthwhile.

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  16. I read somewhere recently that siblings who argue the most (or something like that) are often closer and have a stronger bond. I was thinking when I read that, "Well, I guess mine will always want to live together or something 'cause the fighting is almost nonstop sometimes." :) ... The making up is sweet though. My youngest says I'm sorry if someone else is supposed to say they're sorry to her. It's pretty cute and funny.

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  17. Nobody ever tells you about the make-ups do they? People tend to focus on the naughty behavior and forget that there is such adorable CUTENESS in making up! Great shot :-)

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  18. When my girls were little, the youngest was quite adept at getting the better of the older sis. Little ones are sneaky that way...but they love each other now, and that's what counts!

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