This is what my first born answered, when I asked him what was he doing. He was sitting on a toy horse in a corner, with a bored look, and saying nothing. The circus in question? His younger brother, of course.
I really enjoyed his answer, as it was resuming very well the behaviour of my second born. And I do not remember ever qualifying that behaviour as a circus myself, I'm pretty sure he came up with the description himself.
The first born leaves in an imaginary world, or at least has a very rich imagination. He can make up stories out of nothing, he enjoys listening to stories, watching them at tv, having them read. He likes to play roles in all kind of weird situations his imagination creates. He really makes his brain work.
The second born, on the other hand, is more down to earth and definitely more physical. Hitting, biting, pulling hair, destroying everything and creating mayhem. He enjoys nothing more than to throw all the possible toys and pens and books on the floor. And then eventually kick them or drive over everything on his bike. He likes chaos and he is happy in the middle of it.
And this is why I liked that phrase, because it really captured our kids activities and personalities. One creating mayhem and another being philosophical about it...
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While I was writing this post, my wife and the two of them put back in a big box all the lego pieces they played with. 30 seconds after she congratulated them for having finished the task... the youngest turned the box and threw all the pieces back on the floor.
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