An Amazing Brother
Things I said to my son Sawyer on our family walk:
1. Wait up. Hurry up. Wait for me. Stay close. Stay on the path. That is not a trail.
2. Please stay out of the puddles. Seriously dude, must you jump in every single puddle.
3. Sawyer, put your shoes on. You are going to hurt your feet.
4. No, I didn’t bring a band-aid for your foot. I told you you’d get hurt walking barefoot.
5. I love it so much. (He gave me 3 super cool rocks that he found.)
6. Put that stick down. Seriously, you are carrying 11 sticks. This is getting a bit ridiculous.
7. No, I can’t carry your stick right now. No, we are not bringing any sticks home.
8. Sawyer, stop peeing on that tree. Do you really have to pee on everything in the woods? How do you have so much pee? What are you drinking??
9. Stop climbing the outside of the slide. Get off that table. Get out of that tree. Seriously, are you a monkey?
10. Hey buddy, can you hold Cooper’s hand as we walk to the car. He needs help walking through the parking lot. (Grabs his brother’s hand and says, ‘Come on buddy. I’ll get you there safe.’)
11. You are the best brother every Sawyer. To which he responded with, ‘Naw, I think Cooper is.’
I’m pretty sure I’m raising this one right.
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