Loyalty

Nothing gives a mother more satisfaction than to see her children sticking up for each other. I always hoped my kids would develop a loyalty to the family particularly as they grew older and started school.
I am a fortunate woman. From an early age James and Daphne displayed great devotion to each other. Why, just the other day, James was sitting with a scowl against the living room wall trying hard not to listen to another lecture about jumping on the couch. Like a good sister, Daphne came to his defense saying, "Don't talk to my brother that way." I rolled my eyes and told her this was not her business. With her typical terrier like tenacity, Daphne placed her hands on her hips and corrected me. "My brother's business is my business." She punctuated it with a "humphh!", tossed her hair and joined James in a scowl against the wall. James promptly elbowed her away complaining that she was "in my space."