As the older child, James has been proud that
he can spell and read -
and has sometimes used that to his advantage.
Noelle is in 4K this year
and has been working on spelling too.
Last night after a small sibling fight in the van,
James walked into the house and declared
"Noelle is so D-O-M-E."
To which Noelle responded,
"I know what that spells,
it spells dumb!"
James comeback,
"Yeah, well don't think you're so smart.
If you didn't know how to spell dumb -
you're dumb."
James had saved a little face, yet
Noelle was still smug with satisfaction.
As long as you think you are right...
that's all that really matters.