Ok, ignore the obvious. As far as I am concerned it’s that boys really like to jump. I first noticed grandson P had a kamikaze streak especially at bedtime. He would suddenly start jumping from one piece of furniture to say the settee. This would continue until he hurt himself or I would have had enough and it suddenly became ‘storytime’. Beds became trampolines and stairs became jumping off ledges. Grandson A is now 21 months old and he has begun to hurdle himself off furniture. This week I discovered that I could no longer sit in bed chatting to my daughter whilst sipping a cup of tea. It is only 7.30 a.m. so that’s why we are in no hurry to get up. A is up and eager to jump. He climbs up on the bed, grabs a pillow and then proceeds to scramble up onto the padded headboard. He then stands up and flings himself onto the bed face down. I had been warned, so my cup of tea and I have already moved over to the other side of the room. He loves doing it and it is relatively safe. My next delight is to make my bed before he discovers what I am doing as he insists on bouncing on the mattress. What will he be doing next week?
What is the fundamental difference between boys and girls?
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