The first time I met Dwayne, Debbie’s husband, was at the two-year-old birthday party for their twins, Abe and Matilda. As I have already mentioned I see Abe as a rhinoceros and Matilda as a fox. For example, Abe is atypical little boy and loves all things with wheels. Abe’s big present was a wagon. It was a big wagon with tires instead of solid rubber wheels and what looked like a wooden split rail fence all around it. A great wagon but too big to have inside their home. Matilda is a typical little girl and what she loves most is being a big girl. Her main birthday present was a baby stroller for her doll. The stroller was small enough and light enough to have inside the house. With the wagon outside and the stroller inside drew Abe’s attention and whenever it was left unattended he would push it in a circle through the kitchen, to the family room, then the living room, and finally through the dining room and back to the kitchen. Like a rhino, when he saw what he wanted he put his head down and went right to it, no guile, no deception. Now Matilda, the fox, would just set him up by leaving it where he would see it and then when he was pushing it around with his head down she would wait until their were no adults around and then sneak up on him and snatch it away. He never saw it coming. She saw everything. After about the forth time this little drama re-played Abe ran head long at the couch and threw himself down in sheer frustration. I had to feel for the little guy with his face buried in the cushions and his arms flailed out to either side. From the door to the kitchen his dad simply said “you better get used to that buddy,” while Matilda stood innocently by with the most angelic expression on her face.
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