Personalities

We were in Peoria today and decided to visit Mike at work. He had a meeting after work and wouldn't be home until after the kids were in bed, so they needed a Daddy fix. The kids each took a Webkinz animal in with them. We ran into one of those guys who likes to tease and joke around all the time, and he was messing with the kids. He asked Noah why he was carrying around a rat. Noah politely told him it was a mouse. Actually, I was surprised that he talked at all. Then the teaser asked Sarah why she had a bat. She was immediately indignant, and told him loudly and firmly that it was a NOT a bat but a bird. Typical Sarah response. On our way out, we saw the same guy again, and he asked Noah what he had. Noah said quietly, "It's a rat." Teaser didn't know what to say to that, so he turned to Sarah asked her what she had, and she declared, "A BIRD!" He asked her how she knew it wasn't a bat, and she explained loudly and slowly (as if he were the dumbest person she'd ever met), "Because it is a BIRD!" When we got home, Noah said, "I wish I would have shown that funny guy the tag on my mouse. It says right on there, 'white mouse'." The whole incident so clearly represents the differences in their personalities. Noah is easy-going, agreeable, and will say whatever he thinks you want to hear. He's a thinker and a people-pleaser who cows to peer pressure. And then there's Sarah. She's a strong, forceful, opinionated, independent woman, and she'll tell it like it is, no matter who you are or what you think. They each have their own strengths and weaknesses, and it's so interesting to watch them develop.