Older Sister, Younger Brother

Me:  Sit.  Good girl, Violet.  (I unhook her leash.  She sprints away.)

Redford:  (bucking like a bronco) I WANNA GO I WANNA GO I WANNA GO.

Me:  Then you need to sit.

Redford:  There I sat NOW CAN I GO.

Me:  Nice try.  Sit.

Redford:  (sits, trembling) Aw man. (I try to unhook his leash.  He bolts and nearly chokes himself.) OK OK OK.  (sits, trembling)

Me:  Good boy.  (I unhook his leash.) OK.  (He sprints away.)

Redford:  VIOLET WAIT UP oh my gosh I’m running so fast hi Violet did you see how fast I runned?

Violet:  Ran.

Redford:  Yeah ran.

Violet:  No.

Redford:  Oh, well I runned really fast wait I gotta poop.  (poops, sprints to catch up) Hey wanna go this way?

Violet:  No, I’m going this way.

Redford:  OK how bout we go the way you’re going oh wait I gotta poop.

Violet:  Go poop, then.  I don’t need to hear about it.

Redford:  (poops, sprints to catch up) Hey Violet wanna play chase?

Violet:  Not unless a deer is ‘it’.

Redford:  OK let’s go find a deer oh wait I gotta poop.

Violet:  Ugh.

Redford: (poops, sprints to catch up) I can run faster than you Violet wanna see here I go!

Violet:  So?

Redford:  I gotta poop.  (poops, sprints to catch up) Hey Violet what’re you smelling?

Violet:  Something.

Redford:  WHAT IS IT can I smell too oh my gosh it SMELLS LIKE POOP AWESOME!  (drops and rubs his neck across it)

Violet:  (sigh)