I remember one of my friends posted a really sweet photo of her son right before their second baby was born. Her little guy was clutching a book about brothers while sleeping in his crib — apparently he was so excited he wanted the book in bed with him!
Now Jackson, on the other hand…
He got a book in his Easter basket about being a big brother: “What Brothers Do Best.” It was not even really about bringing a new baby home — instead it was showing all the cool and fun things big brothers can do with a sibling.
Well he wants nothing to do with this book.
We were in his nursery the other day and he noticed it in a pile of other books.
“What is this doing here?” he said as he picked it up, threw it outside in the hallway and then shut the bedroom door.
I couldn’t believe it. He has sooooo many books and he has never once done this to any of them before, even the ones he doesn’t like to read. This one, however, doesn’t even deserve a place in his bedroom!
The next day I put the book back in his room, again mixed in with lots of other books. He was browsing through his collection before story time when he spotted it again.
“No, I don’t like ‘Brothers Do Best’,” he said, once again chucking the book out into the hall before closing his door.
Another night, for the third time, he got rid of the book again. This time throwing it in my room, where it’s been ever since.
