Some of you may remember the nuggets of truth about parenting that my husband Bob imparted several years ago. One of them was, "Get used to the idea that you will be outwitted by a 2-year-old." My 4-year-old son Milo showed his sister that the same can be said about being outwitted by a younger sibling.
One day we were all spelling simple words together and our oldest daughter Neva, who just turned 7 this week, was unimpressed by the attention Milo and 2 1/2-year-old Willa were getting. She needed to be a smarty-pants and one-up her brother.
"Okay, Milo," she challenged. "How do you spell baby?"
Milo responded, without hesitation, "W-I-L-L-A!"
Happy sweeping!
Kathleen Gunther
Editor, ContestHound.com
