monday's funnies

Bennett has said two things in the last ten minutes to his brother that I just had to write down so I wouldn't forget.

1. He and his brother were teasing each other about girls. Anderson says to Bennett, "You have a singing girlfriend." (He was talking about Selena Gomez.) Bennett gets very upset and says, "No my don't!" I overhear the argument, so I tell Bennett to go to his room and get his pajamas on to separate them since Anderson was headed to his room to do the same. On the way to his room, Bennett stops by the playroom where I was sitting and says, "Mom, my have to tell you something." He continues in an angry, frustrated voice. "Bubba says my have a singing girlfriend and my don't! My dating Cole!"

Okay, how in the world he knows about "dating" is still a mystery. He may be four but he can talk like he's a twelve. I'm sure that has a lot to do with having a twelve-year-old brother.

Oh, and for the record, Cole is a girl (Rachel "Cole"), and she is my niece. That makes her his cousin. First cousin. Yep, but it's okay. We live in the South. :)

2. Anderson and Bennett, clearly chockful of testosterone tonight, were just wrestling in the playroom. What Bennett lacks in size and strength he makes up for in tenacity and determination and fiestiness. All of a sudden, he is hanging onto his brother's neck and back for dear life and saying in the loudest, meanest, most intimidating voice he can muster, "Who's the strongest? Who's the strongest?" He honestly thought he was stronger. In fact, he keeps asking me tonight, "Mom, who's the strongest: Me or Bubba?" He doesn't like the answer, so he then responds, "Nope. Nobody's strong. Only me." Delusion is a powerful thing.