Last night, Jared and I were reminded just how much Sage acts like Jared. We went to dinner for my birthday and both boys were tired from a long day at camp, so they were being a little wild. Jared told them that he was going to start giving them a point each time they said or did something they weren't supposed to at dinner. If they reached 10 points, they wouldn't be able to eat birthday cake when we got home. (Reminds me of elementary school when the teachers would write the bad kids' names on the board with checks behind them.) Anyway, this was a new tactic for us, and it didn't go so well - at least with Sage.
Sage immediately started acting worse and thought it was hilarious to get a point. He would say, "Ooohhh," every time he got a point and laugh mischievously. I could literally see the steam coming out of Jared's ears! I wanted to laugh because Sage was acting exactly the same way Jared admits he did when he was younger. Needless to say, Sage earned 10 points and wasn't going to be allowed to eat birthday cake.
At home, when cake was eaten, Sage sat there and cried. After about 10 minutes of this, we felt like maybe he was remorseful. We told him if he stopped crying and apologized, he could have cake. He stopped crying, but was silent. I asked, "Is there something you would like to say to us?" expecting an apology.
Sage replies, in all seriousness, "I want cake." Jared and I couldn't help ourselves and busted out laughing. Jared said, "That is so me!" Stubborn. Playful. Stinker.
In the end, we offered Sage a piece of cake. But, he refused to eat it because he wanted TWO pieces! Again...stubborn. Just like his daddy.
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