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As most of you know, Zoe is pretty bossy and usually manages to get her way even though she's smaller in size than Silas. She comes along and rips the toy she wants out of her brother's hands and watches while he is reduced to tears. Silas played around a bit with the "squashing" technique a few months ago, but it didn't stick.

Silas is a sweet, sweet little boy who just started shaking his head 'no' recently to indicate when he doesn't want something. At the end of last week he started saying 'no' more consistently. This is contrary to Miss Z who started shaking her head 'no' last summer.

As of Friday, Silas finally started standing his ground to Miss Bossy Pants. When Zoe comes along and tries to take a toy from him, instead of crying he now yells "No! No! No!!!!" over and over, very loudly, directly in her face. He will not give up the toy. Zoe is completely taken aback and doesn't know how to deal with this new tough response. No more Mr. Nice Guy.

Derek and I find the new Silas absolutely hilarious, and very appropriate considering the alternatives (biting, hitting, sitting on). I've tried to get it on video and so far just got the tail end where he's winding down. It's about 1/10 of the energy, but I want to post anyway :)

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