The Many Moods of Siblings!

Fine jewelry of the 1970’s!

Remember the mood rings from the 1970’s? OMG, yes I’m over 40 and over the hill. But those were some mighty fine days. You can still get mood rings right now in the year 20-11, IKR? 

Temper, temper!

Well my kids must be the moodiest creatures on earth. Sure they get snarky with me, but with one another, it’s like an epic Star Wars battle.  Since they are twins and in separate 4th grade classes, they don’t see much of one another all day.  But I betcha, they snip at each other in the halls and at lunch.

Dear Daughter has a glare that can burn a hole right through a person. It’s similar to the intensity of a solar flare! It can penetrate walls, automobiles, brick buildings, seriously, this kid just aims her wicked glare at her brother, and it’s all out war. Little Dude, on the other hand, uses his sly snide remarks, barely audible to parents, but to Dear Daughter, it’s like a howler monkey screaming at the top of a tree, it really sets her off.

Really, aren’t twins supposed to get along?  The after school competition is fierce. They both want to tell Mom what happened during the day and they most always disagree about the exact same story! They race like horses off the bus to see who can ruin Mom’s tranquil mood first. It’s orbital chaos, until they get their fill of their favorite after-school sugary snack.

There is a definite pattern to these wacky moods. While Mom pours her first martini of the day, we sit down to dinner and the mood changes again.  Dinner has always been silly time in our house, no matter how many times we correct the little barbarians, they always manage to bond at the dinner table. The bonding is good, the antics are nuts.  Fourth grade humor is all about bizzare jokes, strange noises, and weird body contortions, that about sums it up. It’s two against two, parents versus kids, but they always seem to turn dinner time into a circus.

“OK, kids, time for homework!”

This is the time when parents gain back their control and send the kids to the homework orbit, for as long as possible. It is during this time that the moods become treacherous once again. Sometimes they have the same homework, but working together is NOT an option, they would rather walk the plank.

Up until bedtime there are flying arrows to duck, rude comments to moderate, slammin’ doors, as usual, and then pure silence.

Then we start all over again. But for some odd reason breakfast time is delightfully insane. This is the only time the wranglers really get along and laugh TOGETHER! What is it that makes morning so different? Is it the rested body and soul, the bacon, the coffee, the sugary pancake syrup, or a fresh start to a new day. Whatever brings these two together in harmony in the A.M. is good enough for Mommies In Orbit.

Peace from a long lost 70’s child!