I love it that he was able to come to this conclusion and share it with me.
Cameron is the odd one out in so many ways. Besides of course the obvious blond hair blue eyes. He has such a mellow laid back personality. I have NO idea where it comes from.....neither the donor nor myself contributed to it...that's for sure.
Yesterday the boys were having a Halloween Party at their hip hop class. Spencer ran downstairs to grab some plastic halloween buckets that they have been playing with for a few weeks. Each child had one originally. I've counted 3 left. 1 is broken.
Spencer brought up 2, 1 of which was the broken one. Spencer sadly admitted that there were only 2 left and one of the ones he had was broken. I assured him that there was another one....but he disagreed and said, no...these are the only 2. He then turned to Cam and said, "this one is mine" grabbing the one with the unbroken handle.
Already headed down the stairs to find the non broken bucket to break up the fight I was sure would ensue after Spencers announcement I hear Cam say, "ok Spence"
I did find the other bucket. And it wasn't broken. but he could have cared less.
Each one was brought up in the same house under the same guidance and order.
Each one of my kids has been given more or less the same choices and consequences.
But I can guarantee that if the tables would have been turned....and Cameron would have declared the unbroken bucket to be his.....all hell would have broke loose and Spencer would have cried until I either found the other bucket or fixed the one he had.
(I say this with the supported evidence of past experience...however, to be fair both Spencer and Cameron are SUPER sweet and Spencer has shown compassion and understanding on a number of occassions)
Like many parents with wonderfully obedient children. I'd like to take most of the credit for his behaviors and choices.
But alas. I can only look at how different each of my 5 children are and admit that I have little to do with it.
He his who he is and my job is just to continue offering him vegetables and fruits in hopes that one day he'll eat them.
I'd like also to take credit for how competely handsome he is. but as he has no real resemblance to me....I just have to give that one up to mother nature as well. :)
