I introduced the game of ‘Simon Says’ to Max recently. He got a kick out of it. The next time I wanted to play again he said “No. I’ll do it.” So HE was telling ME what to do, “Simon says touch your nose!”

Of course I played along. I was thrilled he caught on so quickly and you know (gee, I may be biased here, *ahem*) showing leadership skills at the age of 2.

Then we switched it up and I got to be the leader again.

ME: “Simon says JUMP!”

Max jumps!

ME: “Simon says touch your head!”

Max touches his head

ME: “Simon says say cock-a-doodle-doo!”

Max: He shook his head and said, “No. I’m not chicken.”