Friday, December 5, 2014

A Different Perspective

I asked a few family members how Sam behaves when with them; most said very good:
Grandma:
"I make sure to tell him, 'Sam I don't want to see even a hint of a frown on your face while you're here!' Then when he misbehaves I give him the look; The grandma look. After that we have a lot of fun."
Father:
"Sam is a boy. He has too many older sisters and instead of playing with tools and cars he wants to paint nails and play dress-up. When we hang out I make sure we do boy things; he usually enjoys that more. Also, when it's just the two of us, he doesn't have to compete with any of you for attention. This helps a LOT!"
Aunt:
"Ya, Sam's great whenever he comes to play with McKenna, but if Addie's here, the two girls run off and it's difficult for Sam to be included. That's, sometimes, when he gets mad, yells, or storms off in his temper."

Then I asked my mom how Sam behaved just the two of them:
Mother:
"He's good, but it's rarely ever just Sam and I. I don't know why, but he doesn't ask to ever do anything with me: play board games, go to a park, etc. I know he likes it when you guys play nicely with him, but that doesn't happen often either. I don't know though, I prefer him with someone else because we don't seem to get along much."

Though I hate to admit it, I believe my mother could be partially correct; Sam is so much younger than us three oldest children that he only has Addison (our 9 year old and youngest girl) to play with and she doesn't like being around him all the time especially when her friends are over. It will be weird at first but maybe including Samuel more will help him feel like he doesn't have to compete as much for attention.

Source:
Brewer, Michael. Personal interview. 3 Dec. 2014
Brewer, Shontell. Personal interview. 2 Dec. 2014
Dahir, Cristine. Personal interview. 2 Dec. 2014
Dahir, Roni. Personal interview. 4 Dec. 2014

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