Yin and Yang

I thought that once school started my boys would be more civilized to each other. They are like Yin and Yang, I swear. They literally kick each other's asses already...I don't even want to imagine what it is going to be like during the teenage years. They sometimes start within minutes of getting in the car after school.

Yesterday, the beatings began in our house before we even left for school (that means they were at each other's throats by 7AM). I ended it by giving them a good whoopin, that usually only makes them join forces and hate ME instead...I just can't win.

The actual fighting isn't what drives me crazy the most, it's what they fight about. Yesterdays ordeal began because Blake simply asked Nicholas to chew with his mouth closed. Of course, Nicholas chose to ignore Blake's request. I don't remember who turned it into a physical brawl, but one nudged the other one's head (causing it to almost hit the table) and it was complete chaos after that (arm twisting, hitting, and face clawing). Oh, I forgot to mention that all of this happened within the two minutes that I had walked five steps away to move clothes from the washer to the drier.

At this point, you may be thinking that my kids are violent and nuts. The truth is, they don't act like this to anyone else but each other. There are times that I even want them to kick butt, but they just walk away (I am referring to some incidents that have occurred where other kids have hit mine and I tell their parents, who in turn, do nothing..."Little Johnny would never do that". That really pisses me off. If another kid is picking on one of mine, they don't even defend each other. I try to tell them if a bigger kid is bullying Aspen and the parents aren't doing anything about it to take care of it. One may not agree with my perception of what should happen,but no need to worry, my kids just take it anyway or ask to leave. They obviously did NOT get my confrontational personality ;)

I just wish my boys would get along. After I had Blake and got pregnant again, all I wanted was another baby boy so Blake could have a life long best friend. At this point, I can't even say that they are "friendly" to each other. Oy vey, once they are interested in girls life is going to get so much more complicated.