Mason's Reign of Terror

My Mater, what am I going to do with you?! You love being around your cousins yet you have a funny way of showing it! You get so excited & have so much energy...let's be honest, you can be quite mean! Although, I don't think that "mean-ness" is your intention. I think it is because you don't know exactly how to engage them in play so you get physical. Anyway, your favorite thing to do these days (while we're visiting with the Dreessens) is to chase Lael! Well, you love to play chase & he is a little scared of you so he runs screaming which you think is quite fun so you run after him laughing! The 2 of you running circles through the kitchen, dining room & living room...it is a video in my head I will hold onto! Maybe we should get it on video for later. You'd probably both get a kick out of it when you are older. Especially you since you are the chaser. You also have a tendency to hit/push/pinch your cousins these days so we've instituted the policy with them, "Whatever he does to you, do it back to him." We'll see if it helps. Time out doesn't work & neither does spanking! You don't like it when they hurt you, so hopefully you'll get the point and start being a little nicer to them. I hope so! I hate it when you guys fight. I know that later on you'll all be best of friends and that right now you're only 3 & "ALL BOY", but I do wish you could be a little nicer in the meantime. I worry about you starting school in a few weeks...I hope this behavior doesn't carry over. I don't want to be the mom of "that kid". You have such a sweet heart & you are generally so pleasant! My sweet Mason is who I want the world to know! I love you more each day.