In the spirit of love, I have to laugh as I share this story of Clara and Greta's first "fight".
I sat Clara down on the floor after dinner to go get some things done, and it happened to be near some of Greta's toys...go figure. Out scattered around the floor were the cards to her Memory game. Clara promptly began looking at some cards, turning them around and over, every now and then giving one a little lick...and just giving them the detailed Clara inspection. Greta, continuing the great mood she was in all day (proven when I picked her up from school and she was sitting in the "Thinking Chair") decided that she did not want Clara touching any of her cards. Naturally, I suggested the obvious, 'pick up your cards then', however, that idea was promptly rejected for any number of reasons (it came from mom, the bad mood day, or just feeling like it was time to start picking a fight with the sis, you decide). So, instead Greta decided to take the cards away from Clara. Clara is a happy baby. Even when sick, you would hardly know it. She has a quick honest smile for anyone, and has an intense enjoyment in learning and looking at the world around her. It also so happens, that Clara doesn't want to take any crap from her sister. Like the shot heard 'round the world, Clara did not agree with that and after some short wails, decided to take matters in to her own hands and go get more cards. So after a short crawl to the card mess, she sat down and enjoyed investigating some more pictures. Greta's turn to squash that action, she decided to start grabbing as many cards in her arms and hurling them in another direction. The funny part was, and I'm chuckling as I am remembering this, as fast as Greta could move the cards somewhere else, Clara would screecb and then move around her, crawl to the cards, sit down and start playing again. I let it go on for just a few minutes until I had to stop it, but boy was that funny. Both girls share an honest determination, but in two different ways, and the hard-headedness they have inherited from every direction in their family tree will probably cause many headaches, but I also hope it comes to serve them well at some point in their life.
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