the nerf gun ban

I am seriously considering it not because of any morality I don't want my kid to play with guns qualms but because I am sick to death of hearing the stupid things being fired, hearing about nerf guns, hearing about nerf gun wars on youtube, seeing an amazon cart full of nerf guns he would like to purchase, walking through a nerf gun war etc etc etc

already I regret not going the nap route

found in C's bedding
-a pack of gum
-and spilled red gatorade on the sheets, bed and a towel

be careful what you wish for

C has wanted a sibling for quite awhile now, an older sibling at that and he kind of sort of has one these days. His 15 year old cousin has recently moved to town & he and his father(JJ) are living at MIL's house. This will throw the boys together often more often than C likes right now. At one time he worshipped the ground Z walked on not as much lately. David had the both boys here yesterday and while they got along mostly there was wrestling and I believe a punch to the face at some point as my son as a bruise just above his nose this morning...of course the back story evidently includes an "accidental" kick someplace C should not have been kicking and accident or not I told C he has got to expect a punch if he is kicking there. So poor C has got to learn how to be a little brother and fast in order to keep up. Although judging by sizing in a few years C will easily be bigger than Z and will be able to kick his a** it's just a matter of teaching the boy how to be a little more devilish & sneaky for a few years.

I don't even like him anymore

cousin Z is back in town briefly before he & JJ(BIL) head to Florida next week. And C could not care less "I don't care" and "I don't want to see him anyway". But for someone he doesn't like he wants to see him real bad. Yesterday after tae kwan do he wanted to drop by Mee-Maw's just to say hello. We did not it was school night, dinner needed making etc. This morning with the info that Z would be helping David around the house this today I go the request to pick him up early from daycare you know so he could help too...Z being here played no part in his decision. Picked him up and did I think Z would still be at the house? He'll suffer and hang out over at Mee-Maw's for dinner this evening and quite frankly I am going to bring extra clothes just in case of sleepover.

you can pick your friends...

but not your family.
older brother D's siblings started their families well before we were even married so C is the youngest of the grandkids by about 6 years. The 2 boys are closest in age and Z quickly stepped into a surrogate older brother routine with C whenever they were together. C worships the ground Z walks on to the point that when Z left poor C would cry buckets of tears, not so much any longer. Whenever Z visited the boys would spend most of their time together either at our house or MIL's they were inseparable.
Z has hit the surly teen years, his parents divorced, they have always moved around a bunch and quite frankly he is jealous of C. Yes C is an only child he is spoiled not in a bad way but let's face it when you only have 1 they do get a whole lotta of attention...Plus MIL likes to spoil her grandkids C lives here and sees her weekly and he is still a kid he still plays with toys so yes the woman does spoil him. It's not like she does not spend $$ on the others each time Z & his sister are in town she takes them clothes shopping, gives them cash and so on. They are not deprived, neglected or ignored.
Anywho at Thanksgiving C had just had his tonsils out so again yes he was getting extra attention but by the end of their time here Z was just been ugly with C -it was just sibling sort of ugly, calling names & busting toys but C does not have a sib he doesn't quite understanding how annoying they can be-or so I've heard...
Long story short-I know I know toooooo late for that-found out Z was coming in with his dad around the 4th I asked C if he was excited to see Z and got "no not really he's just mean to me"
I hate to hear that. I know I can't force them to like each other or hang out but I do hope the boys come through to the other side and become friends again.