Ø Top-bunk beds make good diving boards into imaginary swimming pools made of excess pillows and blankets
Ø You cannot ride five stick horses at once
Ø If you splash the bath water hard enough, you can soak the one who’s bathing you
Ø Behind the phone stand in the corner is a good home for baseball bats
Ø Stuffed monkeys like to climb onto ceiling fan blades (and will stay there until they are removed by room cleaners)
Ø It’s not funny when binkies, toys, and important papers get placed in the trash can
Ø No matter how hard you try, you cannot drive away from Dad in a parked car
Ø Quarters are not edible
Ø Bungi-cords are good van toys when strung on the hanger hook with a water bottle on one end
Ø Step stools and/or rocking chairs turned up-side-down and filled with pillows make nice tree stands for hunting, just like Dad’s and Big Sister’s
Ø Supportive poles in the basement are also good places for hunters
Ø A desk lamp on the floor shining into your little sister’s mouth is very similar to the one used by the dentist
Ø Bowls of chocolate pudding are fun to play in
Ø Tractors are no longer called “tractors”; they are now called “brr brrr brrrr”
Ø If you scare your sister bad enough, she will jump three feet in the air before losing all of her limbs (in appearances at least)
Ø Sisters in deep concentration at the piano and/or violin are good targets for scaring
Ø Toy guitars have small holes which are fun to put things in
Ø Live hermit crabs are hard to get out of toy guitars
Note: if you have learned something that you want to add to this list, please do so in the comment section. Thank you!
-Management
(Of this site at least)
Brothers are the best but I do wonder why mine decided to dye our white dog purple while I was away at college.
Oh what wonderful brothers we have!! We are so blessed! And the memories they create on a daily basis are just priceless! May you both grow into godly men!
Things I learned from my older (wiser ?) brother: 1. If he tells me I can fly if I jump off the roof and flap my arms — I can’t!
2. No matter how many times he flushes the toilet while holding me by my feet above it — I won’t go down!
I still love him though — and he still loves me!
How ’bout:
~ Toilets were not made for flushing paper cups. (What is it with boys and toilets? 🙂 )
~ Wooden spears thrown indoors have a tendency to break light bulbs.
~ Food is made to be eaten, not looked at.
~ Vehicles have more specific names than just “car,” “van,” and “truck.” 🙂
In all seriousness, I’ve also learned that life from a boy’s point of view is about challenges and conquests. I’ve learned that they actually LIKE being rough and tough with each other, and that it’s part of who they are. I’ve learned that they have protective instincts for me. I’ve learned that they like a challenge, a mission. I’ve learned that they like a conquest even more. (I do too, but in a different way.)
In short, they are young men. Don’t you love the differences between men and women? God made us perfect compliments to each other. 🙂
James and I couldn’t help but break out laughing at that first one! We used to always do that on laundry days. The day Mom washed all our sheets worked best. All the more padding for the great dive! 🙂
I can certainly relate to having brothers soak you while you are trying to give them a bath!:)
This list cracked me up!!!! I’ve learned the same things with my three brothers 😀 Another one to add would be “When you say ‘Hands up!’ to someone and they obey you, DON’T SHOOT THEM!!!” 😛 We have so many “pretend” guns around the house that I’m constantly finding them in the oddest places 😀 My favorite one recently was the one I found sticking out of my sewing basket. But when I returned “the gun” to the boys, they solemnly informed me that it wasn’t just a “gun”, it was War-Between-the-States rifle. 😀 My error! Love those little guys!
I love this list…..and so does Luke by the way:)
I’ve learned:
Brothers are very self animated, they don’t need any help with the odd noises and creative video taping…:)he,he,he
and they are also contantly hungry
~Time to make a snack!
Patience