I have had my 12yr old Indigo since last Friday, got his little brother Zuvuya a couple days ago. Their mom had a baby brother named Phoenix the 21st, so I am getting her some peace & quiet to get the new baby routine going. Indigo has school Wed. I wish the weather had been better so we could have done some woods time, cold is one thing, but high wind and cold, too much.
His 5yr old brother Zuvuya is pretty onery, he has had a couple of wooden spoon encounters since he has been here, I don't take any crap off of him. He gets a choice of putting his nose on the stairpost for time out or getting wooden spoon swats. Most of the time he is his own worst enemy. I actually understand much about him, I got my butt beat a considerable amount at his age.
Consistancy and routine. Being stuck inside and having old people boss you around is not much fun in the 5yr old world. I try to remember that. Thank goodness for Madagascar Penguins and Minion cartoons, I actually like watching them with him
I said something about BB guns to his brother and he said "NO WAY, I don't need him armed, he is mean enough as it is"
Amazing how much visual power a small wooden kitchen spatula wielded by a grumpy old man has on a 5yr old boy