Brothers

These two crack me up.
They fight like crazy these days. Over everything. It's making me crazy!! All I hear all day is, "He's not sharing" or "he hit me" or "he didn't say he was sorry" or "I had it first" or "that's not fair"... UGH!! The quarrelling is out of control and I am trying different methods to deal with it. I don't want to ignore it or be lazy in dealing with it. I want to raise boys who love, respect and care about each other. I am constantly talking about being a servant, being kind and using words that build up, not tear down. All that takes so much patience and is exhausting. They are boys (and kids) and are aggressive, physical and easily frustrated and angered. They would much rather use their fists (or their feet!) than their words. But I feel like if I give them the tools on how to handle conflict now, it will set a foundation that will be invaluable in the future. I have to remind myself of that often.
With all that said, though, they do love each other. They don't like to go anywhere unless the other one is going too. The pictures above were taken before the kids went to school the other day. Caleb picked out Luke's outfit, helped Luke get dressed, combed his hair and helped him brush his teeth. They giggle together, help each other and I love hearing them talk to one another - especially when they are talking nicely!
Caleb named his blog "I love my brother" and recently blogged about Luke.
Have patience Sabrina. As Joseph says about parenting, "This is a marathon, not a sprint."