James and I are naturally competitive. Our children are competitive too. It makes for some very funny moments sometimes, but other times it’s quite a headache.
1. We all want to be right all the time.
This causes the most headaches in our house. Obviously we can’t all be right all the time. My husband and I butt heads over who’s right. Our favorite argument? Whose way is the right way to load the dishwasher. (C’mon I bet you have that debate in your house too.) The children love to correct each other. Most of the time their arguments are over semantics, usually while we’re all in the car, in traffic. Which drives me insane.
2. The children want to be first…
Unless it’s bath time. Then they vie for who will go last. They race to the front door. I’ve been told by my boys’ pre-K and Kindergarten teachers that they’ve insisted on being first in line. Jumpshot strives to be the first one to finish math tests. Diva races to be the first one to reach her reading goal in her class.
3. We all want to be the better than the other.
It kills me that my husband is better at trivia than I am. I also used to the be reigning Scrabble champion in the house. Used to be. Recently we went out to eat for dinner, and while we were waiting for our food to arrive, we started talking about how competitive we are. It culminated with our daughter Diva telling Jumpshot she could be a better boy than he could!
Yeah, we’re far gone.
How competitive are you and your family?
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