Tuesday, February 5, 2008

girls don't make sense - Kent Ninomiya

Kent Ninomiya.

The other day I took my children to the playground. My son complained to me that his sister wouldn't play with him. This is quite a role reversal. Usually he abandons her on the playground, preferring to play with a boy his own age. However today he wanted to play chase with his sister. Instead she teased him and said she wanted to play by herself. It's obvious to me this wasn't true. She loves playing with her brother, but she loves tormenting him more. It was driving him crazy that she wouldn't play with him. Of course it serves him right. He drives her crazy by tackling and tormenting her. I pulled my son aside and explained that the reason she wouldn't play with him was because it bothered him so much. I also explained that it's what girl do and he better get used to it. I could see that he was puzzled by the perplexed look on his face. He said "girls don't make sense." I smiled and said "exactly son... exactly."

Kent Ninomiya