Sugar and Spice vs. Snakes and Snails

I love my kids! And having two girls and one boy, it's so fun to see the complete opposite of girls and boys. There truly is a true genetic make-up that is entirely seperate. I see so much of my husband in my son, and well, I see so much of me in my daughters. It's really quite fun to start seeing yourself as a three year old. And my youngest daughter, who is now almost 14 months, is really starting to have a personality! She is quite a character. I have really enjoyed the last few weeks with my kiddos. But..enough about that. The real reason for this post is to laugh about the complete opposite of male and female. For example....(all of these examples are actual examples that have happened in our home.)

1. I say to my children, "I need to clip your fingernails." My daughter says, "MOM!!! My nail polish will come off!" My son says, "Fingernails??"

2. I ask my children what shape they want they're sandwiches cut in.
Son: Just make mine ham and cheese.
Daughter: Squares. NO, triangles. NO, circles. NO! Diamonds!!! Yeah, diamonds!

3. I tell my children we're going to race to get our p.j.'s on.
Son: He's out of the room before I even finish with the instructions.
Daughter: She's worried about where she needs to start from.

4. The other day, I had HAD it with my daughter changing clothes! She seriously changes outfits at least six times a day. Anyway, I decided the way to solve it was to take some of her clothes out of her closet. I mean, how many outifts does a girl need anyway? So I said to myself, "Natalie can have as many outfits as Nicholas has. His dressing habits don't bother me, so that should work great." I laughed out loud when I counted their shirts. Nicholas had 25. Natalie had 18!! Somehow, I felt she must have a least 50. And I've seen ALL of her shirts on her multiple times. Some of my sons shirts, I thought, "Has he even worn this?"

5. I took my kids to get their throats swabbed the other day.
My son: "What are they going to do? Will it hurt?"
My daughter: "I get a sucker, right?"

6. My children both have the exact same dresser. My daughter has ever inch of her's covered with "treasures" ranging from jewlery boxes to pieces of paper from magazines. You can't even touch her dresser without her yelling, "Don't mess up my certain way!!!"
My son: "Which drawer are my socks in?"

These are just a few examples. But I could go on and on....look for part two of the saga. :-)