Middle Child syndrome. Any one ever heard of that?

I fear my sweet P, has it.

He is the sweetest, most cuddly, lovable, squeezable boy I know... but man oh man.. does this boy have a stinkerish side!

Lately, he hasn't been too nice to the twins or W for that matter. That's right. My almost 4 year old picks on my almost 7 year old. All. Day. LONG.

I try and take it all in stride. I try to be patient and loving. I try to not RAISE my voice. But what am I suppose to do?

After being put in his room for the umpteenth time the other day, I decided to let him out for dinner.

As I opened the door, I realized the art masterpiece [on his wall] he had drawn in the whopping 20 minutes he was in there!

I wanted to scream. I wanted to shout. I may or may not have wanted to kick the wall or my child (jk).

Why this? Why now? Haven't we been through this talk before? Why and where did he find this orange crayon?

Luckily, super dad (my husband) was almost home by this point. So he sat in his room for a few minutes until dad got there.

I am proud to say that all 4 of his bedrooms walls are alive and look super clean. Thank you GooGone. And thank you patient husband.

We let Parker scrub the walls for 30 minutes with a wet rag by himself. Then, Tyler helped him with the GooGone.

Needless to say, my husband knows how to handle our kids. He never raises his voice. He never lifts a hand. He is the most patient man I know. He shows our kids he loves them through his actions.

Just when I had about lost it. He came to the rescue.

As for Parker-- he now keeps telling me the story over and over. And knows where orange crayons belong. Ask him, he'll tell you!!