Oh man, I don’t know WHAT is going on with him today, but #2 is in rare form. He finally drove me so crazy that I game him money, put him on his bike, and pointed him in the direction of the library and store with instructions to not come back until he could either stay away from his brothers, or not fight with them.
The temperament of his brothers cooled down after a while, but now I am seeing the same indications in them that the behavior is rapidly deteriorating. The weather is such that playing outside is only possible for a few minutes at a time between rain showers. #3 does not want to go play with any of his friends (in the mood he is in I’m not sure I would let him if he did want to), and only wants to do the same thing #1 does. Of course he does not announce that he wants to do that activity until #1 starts doing it, then the cries of outrage from #3 start up because that is “just what he was about to start doing”.
Duct tape. I need LOTS and LOTS of duct tape.
And valium.