Opposites

I have come to the conclusion that for all Jake and Brady's striking similarities, they are actually complete opposites.

-Where Jake walks, Brady runs.
-Brady eats the protein first, Jake starts with the vegetable.
-Jake likes to read books, Brady likes to destroy them.
-Brady doesn't relly care for sweets, Jake will eat pumpkin pie until he explodes.
-Jake likes to cuddle, Brady likes to harass.

Is there a pattern there? If you haven't gathered thusfar, Brady is indeed the crazy one. Jake has his moments though. It's crazy how one dude picks up where the other leaves off. We get the full spectrum of boyhood, good and bad. Mostly good though.

Like this little scene that played out recently; I had been telling Brady not to kick the wall in the toyroom. He could only manage about 15 seconds of restraint and then his self-control would fail him. So, I went in and got in his face, raised my voice, and told him not to do it again or he was going to timeout. He was cool with that until I left the room and then he started crying. Not the usual angry cry but a sad cry. Like I had told him to stop breathing. Just as I was heading back in there, I hear Jake calmly saying,"It's OK Brady. He's not mad at you. He still loves you. He just doesn't want you to kick the wall anymore." I turn the corner and Jake has an arm around Brady's shoulders and Brady has stopped crying. What am I supposed to do with that? Jake is 3. 3 YEARS OLD! 3 years old and he's in-tune with his brother's emotional needs enough to embrace him and tell him his Father's not an A-Hole.

What did I do after that? What could I do? I backed out of the room and let the two "opposites" have their moment as one. Once again, I am humbled by the knee-high crowd. Nice job boys.