She's cute, and really quite bright (report cards aside...) and she lives by that philosophy "don't be good at anything you don't want to have to do". But her absolute speciality is making her siblings crazy by convincing them that stuff is true because she told them it is.
"This i-pod (which Mom specifically said belonged to the whole family) is actually mine because I spent 1.99 to put a chipmunk case on it" Nobody (except her) changed the rules, nobody with any authority backed up this proclamation. She simply says it with the conviction of a tiny attorney who is cockily about to win a 2 million dollar settlement, rather than a 10 year old who wants to possess a used i-pod that Mom bought second-hand from one of the neighbors, and that we have 3 more of laying around....
And they ALWAYS believe her. Every time, even after I point out that I never gave permission, and remind them of the past 50 times it has happened.
"BTW, I need to ride shotgun whenever Ian and Dad are not with us. I am 10 now, and too big to be comfortable in the back of the van..." Seriously?! Triplet sisters who buy that since their sister turned 10, she needs more leg room than them? Do they not recall that they share pants? Have they forgotten the birthday where they all had they exact.same.number of candles on the cakes?
Devious suspect #1, but she is not alone...
I also have this young man living in my house who feels that menial chores are beneath his great skills or total lack of ambition... He watches his 4 sisters do daily chores. He sees his dad shovel the driveway, mow the lawn, and put up Christmas lights. He knows that his mother gets up at the crack of dawn to drive him to swim practice, washes his clothes, helps with homework, and cooks his meals. This little prince has an automatic response to any request, even ones he doesn't really dislike.
"Seriously, why me? Can't the girls do it?" Some of that is teenager. Some of that is years of practice. Some of it is knowing that Mom will give up after enough resistance.
Yes, Suspect 2 maybe a good cuddler, but don't ask him to scoop the litterbox!
Then there is the real Master. Top dog when it comes to manipulation. This master mind does not start her own shower, heat her own food, get things from high cupboards, or carry anything remotely awkward, let alone heavy. Her shoes are always conveniently missing when it is time to carry in groceries. Her toe gets injured at clean-up time, and searching for misplaced things is just not in her vocabulary. She is cute, but I often find my ipad under her pillow.
Suspect 3 showing some accolades.
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