I have three daughters two are twins. Aubrey is the one that does what she is supposed to. Any time there is a reward system she gets the most of whatever it is. Currently, we are giving stars to the kids and when they fill up a chart they get to do something fun like get ice cream etc. Aubrey's is almost full. Alyssa is lucky to have a couple of stars on hers.
So the other night I come down stairs. Aubrey, having just taken care of her dishes and finished putting her pajamas on received a couple more stars.
Alyssa was bawling. It was very sad, but I still laugh. "I am always bad. I don't even know how to be good, " Alyssa was throwing a tantrum. Aubrey in the mean time sat on her bed mocking her sister saying, "bla bla bla bla, bla bla bla bla" over and over again whilst Alyssa is in a very dramatic moment of depression.
The humor is that they take such great pleasure in torturing each other. I guess that is sad too.
I am sitting here now.
Aubrey is getting punished - Callie is taking some of her money away. Alyssa's response? "Good!"
Ouch
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So what you’re telling me is that boys and girls are the same? You could replace Aubrey with John, and Alyssa with Spencer, and you would be describing what goes on at my house every night.
We struggle with trying to encourage behavior, but then have whatever reward that is given being thrown in the face of the rest of the brothers. “HA! I got the gum, and you got nothing!”