Being the older sister is exhausting. Someone has to keep an eye on the house. Someone has to patrol the windows. Someone has to investigate suspicious squirrels. Today, Abbi decided it was time to delegate.
With a big stretch and an even bigger yawn, she looked at Julius and silently handed over security duty for the afternoon.
"You're on watch. Wake me if anything important happens."
Julius accepted the assignment with complete confidence. Whether he actually understood the assignment is another story. We're fairly certain his version of "keeping watch" mostly involved looking out the window for thirty seconds before getting distracted by a toy, a snack, or the sound of his own voice. Thankfully, the house survived.
Abbi got her nap. Julius got to feel important.
And everyone agreed that maybe... just maybe... Julius should stick to assistant security guard for a little while longer.