Wednesday, September 29, 2010

The Dread Flusher

He looks innocent. I assure you, he is not.

Little brothers spend a lot of time refining the art of torturing older brothers. Nolan is rather talented in this area, and is constantly finding new ways to drive Matthew absolutely crazy. Until recently, I thought I had seen it all.

I have heard the occasional yell from the bathroom, and Nolan running away filled with glee. Neither boy could tell me exactly what was going on, but there were lots of giggles from one child and misery from the other. Yesterday, I managed to watch the entire scene unfold.

Matthew had to answer a call of nature, and rushed into the bathroom. Nolan stealthily paced outside the door, waiting for the right amount of time to pass. Once he was sure Matt was in an occupied position on the toilet, he darted in and flushed the toilet. Matthew, of course, let out a yell. Then Nolan ran in and flushed the toilet again.

The mystery of the botherly brother has been solved- he is the Dread Flusher. Or was the Dread Flusher. We put the kibosh on that little antic right away!

Big brothers everywhere: Beware!

3 comments:

Apraxia Mom said...

He flushes while Matt is sitting there?

Love the antics of the little brother!

leah said...

Oh, yes. He waits until Matt is in the middle of "the act," then runs in and flushes the toilet. Little brothers can be so cruel!

Herding Grasshoppers said...

That is hysterical. Don't tell my boys. They never thought of that one!