The kids and I are bicycling to school.
I give them one unalterable rule:
No Racing. There's no room for them to pass,
Unless they leave the sidewalk for the grass.
But this creates a tiny hierarchy
That sometimes gets my daughter acting snarky:
My son has got to be the one in front,
And if my daughter's first, he'll pull a stunt
That easily could knock her off her bike.
It really isn't very sportsmanlike.
But every now and then he gets distracted,
And stops. And when he's done it, she's reacted
By going on, and then the die is cast:
He's gaining on her, going way too fast.
At that point, anything I say is lost.
He's focused on the sacred line she's crossed.
And even my most skilled negotiation
Is useless here, against the altercation.
I've found a way to stop this sneak attack,
So elegant, I'm taken quite aback:
Before we leave the school, they get a snack.
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ahh. that's what sibling rivalry's all about.
Nicely done. Another one.