Peer Pressure? Okay!

Once again we found ourselves at the park today. Brianna loves the outdoors and since spring has finally arrived is always begging to go “side” (outside). So, we went to the park this afternoon. While we were there we saw a little boy. Brianna called him a baby (as she calls everyone under the age of 14 or so). He said “I’m not a baby, I’m Jonathon!” (who was 4 years old and a big brother I found out later). Anyways, Jonathon decided he wanted to befriend Bree. He held out his hand and she took it. Then he asked her, “You want to go on this slide?” “Okay,” she said and they walked hand in hand to the slide and they both went down. At the bottom he grabbed her hand and said, “Let’s go on this slide…” “Okay,” she said again and up the stairs and down another slide they both went. By the third time it was obvious that Brianna was starting to get a little tired of holding hands and being told what to do. She was kind of trying to pull her hand away. But, every time Jonathon would say “Lets go over here,” “Let’s go do this…” she would say “okay!” and follow along. Actually it was kind of cracking me up to see her holding hands with a little boy and having a whole little conversation with him. And, it really surprised me to see her letting someone else take the lead, she’s usually so independent! (Here’s hoping this isn’t a sign of her relationships with boys in the future!) Well, soon enough Jonathon saw another boy his age at the park and ran off to play with him instead, much to Brianna’s dismay. She was trying to keep up with them, pointing, and saying “baby!” I think she might have been jealous!