girly games 1

There is no way of telling, looking at the girls now, whether they are on the cusp of forging a beautiful lifelong sisterly bond or whether this is the beginning of uncomfortable competitive conflict.

There is competition aplenty. But there’s also lots of loving.

These days, of all the people they encounter in the day, Jo spends the most time with Lu and vice versa. (Although if you asked Lu if she loved Jo she would retort NO.)

Most afternoons, Day and I are off going our separate ways doing our own thing (homework and housework respectively) while the girls do their own thing.

They play so well together, every time I try to join in they look at me with a twinge of disdain, like I’m the amateur bumbling into their well-rehearsed play. They momentarily pause their games to wander: What are we going to do with Mummy, now that she’s here?

Here’s a record of their games, so we can remember when they eventually stop.

BATHTIME GAMES

They bathe together. They spend a long time in there, 15-20 minutes. They soap each other, scrub each other, giggle at their own slippery bodies.

There is a lot of water, scooping, squeezing into pails and a whole lot of pretending.

Today they make a foot spa with two chairs, a pail and a ton of body wash.