Chichimama: “C, a friend invited you over tomorrow, why don’t you do that instead of coming to Dr. S’s for A’s checkup?”
C: “Oh no! I HAVE to go to A’s appointment.”
Chichimama: “Um, OK. What ever floats your boat dude. I thought playing with a friend would beat sitting at the doctor’s, but what do I know?”
The next day, as A is sitting waiting for the nurse to come in to administer shots…
A: “I’m NOT going to cry.”
C: “Remember, you can hug Turtley.”
Chichimama (to herself): “Aw, how sweet! He wanted to come and make sure she was OK with the shots.”
The nurse comes in with the shots. C stares intently at A. A takes the first one with nary a whimper. The second one she whimpers but doesn’t cry. The third one and she starts wailing. C sits back in his chair, and then as soon as A is off the table he jumps up and puts his arm around her.
Chichimama: “Again, so cute!”
C: “You cried.”
A: “I KNOW.”
C: “I win the bet. No gummy bracelet for you.”
A: “I KNOW.”
So much for the sibling love.
A Day in the Life 