gets the 3rd child blues. This is a problem that
only occurs with the 3rd child. He has two older
siblings that try to tell him what to do and how to do it. Now he exhibits great restraint and patience for -oh about two seconds before the beginings of a meltdown. First, he begins by beliving whatever is being said. For example, a about a month ago he cut his hair. His older brother being the wisest around said, "Oh, no your hair's not going to grow back. You're going to be bald like daddy!" Frans taking this wise council into concideration then begins to think of solutions. As his older brother keeps taunting him with the facts of hair cutting--he begins to cry. The crying only gets louder and louder. Mom not knowing what is occuring runs into the bathroom to witness Frans in the middle of a complete meltdown. He wants her to glue it back on. Mom being the kind soul she is hides a snicker. After he tells her to tape his hair back on, Mom can't hold the laughter anymore and starts to chuckle. Frans, being the 3rd child and not liked being laughed at, storms out the door and hides. Mom soon finds him and discovers what has occured between the boys. If this were the only time things like this occured 3rd children would probably not get the third child blues, however, since his siblings never tire of teasing he continues to have these episodes. (By the way this is when Frans is visiting the dairy down the road...one of the few times he was able to go with just daddy--and the other pre-schoolers)
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