If Joshua doesn't like something, he will let you know it. This morning I heard the boys stirring in the bedroom so I went in the greet them. Caleb and I were snuggling on the boys' bed while Joe (who is working from home today because of the snow) came in and prematurely attempted to wrestle with a groggy Joshua. He quickly decided that Daddy's wrestling antics were interfering with his morning snuggle time with Mommy, so he pointed to the door and half-asked, half-commanded, "Daddy, go out there?" Joe dejectedly exited the room, but I assured him that he shouldn't feel that bad because it happens to the best of us. Last night while the boys were watching a few Old School Sesame Street clips, I started to sing along to one of the songs. Joshua turned to me and said, "Don't like it?" which is his way of saying, "Mommy, will you stop singing?" Another example is when we were visiting Granny and Babo over Christmas, Granny thought it would be fun to run back and forth with the boys across Aunt Nancy and Uncle Andy's porch. Joshua apparently had other ideas and did not hesitate to tell Granny to go back inside.
While we realize that Joshua needs to be taught that being so blunt can hurt people's feelings and is not always the best way to get your point across, we also admire the fact that he is a straight-talker. Combined with his bossy tendencies, we think he'll make a good political leader someday. Not necessarily the kind of politician that Americans have recently shown themselves likely to vote for, but a good one nevertheless!
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