It is dusk as I write this. Voices are carried in to me on the cool fall evening air, of
sisters completely immersed in a world of their own making. They are dog
trainers, each leading our two dogs around on leashes (very compliant dogs!),
setting up obstacles for them and, I am sure, offering them way too many treats
for their labors. Soon they move on
to their “horse game”, which involves turning the dog houses into horses with
the aid of chair cushions and rope (which are saddles and stirrups/bridles, of
course!).
These two sisters, nine and seven years old, are ready
playmates, eager for each other’s company, engaging in an ebb and flow of play
that moves from dog trainer or horse riding to telling stories with figures
like Lego Friends or My Littlest Pet Shop, to classic games like office and
school or piano teacher and art teacher.
Often they play all of these in the space of one afternoon!
About nine months ago, we separated the girls’ bunk beds
into two twin beds. Soon
afterwards, I began finding them in the same bed in the mornings. The beds have gone back to bunk beds, but
the girls are still choosing to share the bottom bunk, using the top for
playing or late evening reading.
They have their difficult moments, of course. They argue, hurt each other’s feelings. Their personalities could not be more
different.
Yet day by day, game by game, make believe world by make believe
world, they are knitting their hearts together.
They are sisters.
Life-long friends.
i LOVE getting to watch my boys, also 2 years apart, grow up together and truly love each other. they did the same bed routine too for a long time, now t barely fits in his bed ... :(
ReplyDeleteOur boys are that way too! They play, they laugh, they sometimes argue but at the end of each day, they are cuddled up in the same bed! It's so sweet to see their love everyday!
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