9yo jumped out of the tree with a bed sheet as a parachute after repeatedly being told it was a bad idea & it's never worked for anyone.
Waits until Dad is under the Jeep & I'm helping 7yo choose a book.
9yo determined to prove us wrong.
Gravity won.
No broken bones but definitely wounded pride & some scrapes.
Now wants to combine umbrella & bed sheet...
Try to explain these experiments already exist.
Refuses to trust those results on account of not knowing who ran them & if they're trustworthy.
Gotta admire the logic & lack of trust in strangers.
My 13yo looking at my 9yo: "Oh yeah... I remember when I tried that. You could've just asked."
9yo looks my 13yo dead in the face & says, "Yeah, but I'm smarter than you, so you probably did it wrong."
Have to hide my face and collect my bearing, because gosh dang 🤣🤣
My 11yo howls with laughter & high fives my 9yo.
13yo reminds them of birth order superiority by grabbing squirt gun blaster and rains terror down as they sprint out the back door.
7yo has no idea what's going on but comes running from reading, grabs water balloons and starts launching grenades at everyone; no allies, pure chaos.
Hubby shrugs and says, "If the only way they're gonna learn to listen & trust we have their best interests at heart is by not listening & doing something stupid; I'd rather they figure that out now & not about something serious like drinking & driving or drugs."
Valid point.
Pure determination mixed with zero fear of bodily harm or death makes for a very interesting life.
Oh, and the 9yo got outside chores taken away as punishment.