Silly Bans on Silly Bandz
Once again, the girls show me how different two siblings can be.
Just like with the Coach Bag Incident, in two sentences, they displayed their unique worldviews.
This time, it involved Silly Bandz.
Silly Bandz are little rubber-band bracelets that have a shape when not being worn. Elizabeth had been asking for some, as trading them at school was the newest biggest fad, and she’s all over new big fads.
I picked up a package of 25 or so bands while out shopping and presented them to the girls when they got home from school. Emily picked out one of each color, and Elizabeth took the rest of the bag for trading.
Later that evening, I got an email from the school district saying that Silly Bandz were banned due to “overwhelming distractions” with kids trading them.
The next morning, as we got ready for school, I let the girls know they couldn’t wear the bands anymore. Emily left her pile of Silly Bandz on the dining room table.
Elizabeth slid dozens of the colored bracelets onto her wrist.
And thus, our two sentences.
Emily said, “Elizabeth, you’ll get in trouble!”
Elizabeth hid her hand behind her back. “Only if I get caught!”
(Which is the girl most like her mother?)