I went to get coffee (which stands for tea or hot chocolate) with my friend a couple weeks ago. She started telling me about how her almost nine-year-old was crying over EVERY. LITTLE. THING. Her words were that he was acting like a toddler. I'm so glad Garrett doesn't do that, I thought to myself.
NEVER THINK THAT.
If someone is lamenting a behavior in her child, just assume that your kid is next.
Not a week later, we started noticing that Garrett was bursting into tears over the smallest of things. If we ask him to help, if we tell him no about something, if we throw a curve ball into his plans, he cries.
What's the deal?
Is there a well known phase where eight year old boys lose their ever-loving minds and start behaving like they once did...SIX YEARS AGO?
If it is a phase, I really hope it's short lived.
The boy in sleepless in Seattle is supposed to be 8. When Tom hanks is trying to explain his son's ridiculous behavior to his girlfriend he simply says "he's 8." I think it's a little talked about thing.......
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