My kids have always had a sibling rivalry going, mostly because they all have both a creative streak and a competitive streak. It’s nothing new, especially between Alexa and Megan. 10 days shy of a year apart, they’ve been trying to one-up each other since they were all still getting diaper changes after their afternoon naps. Alexa jumps off the bottom step, Megan jumps off the second to the bottom step. Megan colors the best picture in her pre-school art class, the next day Megan creates the best collage in her pre-school art class. Alexa creates a fairy garden to outshine all others, Megan creates the world’s biggest tidal wave (aka garden hose) for the win. Now in their mid 20’s, this game continues, with neither knowing the actual score, but with both feeling they might need to pad their lead a bit. Their perpetual battle of “I can do it better than you” isn’t unique, just ask any parent of multiple children. They’ll just smile a knowing smile, nod their head, then wait to hear if the ending of the story involves an visit to the emergency room.
Wig stands have become the next zone for competition. Megan started it with this henna design inspired black and white number that completely amazed my turning club. The recipient of this stand sent a very nice note back to the turning club, praising the artist who made such an intricate design. +1 to Megan.
Then Alexa jumped into the sibling rivalry with a wig stand decorated with flowers using different colors of wood stain. Again, the club was extremely complimentary and this stand was mentioned in a news paper article quoting one of the cancer patient recipients. Alexa for the tie!
Well, Megan (masterfully using the geographical advantage she has over her sister) has upped the ante with her latest addition to the unannounced, but harshly judged competition. This henna inspired design wasn’t done with paint and a marker, this time she chose to use the wood burning tools and let the natural color of the cherry wood be the background. NICE!
By my count, that could put Megan up one point, however, that could be a very short victor lap because there are about to be other siblings weighing in. Emily, Jennifer, and Courtney all have stands in various stages of completion, so I suspect the field of combatants increase. I’m sure there will be more to come!