When did it begin?

Connor and Hunter right after Christmas fighting/tattling over the trains

It's hard to say when the tattling began. All I know is lately it's been getting worse and worse. We've been putting both the boys in time out whenever someone tattles; the tattle tale for being a tattle and the other boy for doing something worth being tattled on. It's not working though. Since both boys have a vocabulary of about 15 words the tattling sounds a little like this....

"WHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHA, MOMMY, MOMMY, dubba, dubba, oohh, wabba, wooba, WHAHAAHHAHAHAHAhA, MOMMY!"

I'm wondering how long this stage is going to last? Typically I've found that when I hit the point where I can't stand another minute of a particular phase, it passes.

Not all stages are wonderful. The parents that go around telling everyone that they've loved every stage of their little baby's life... is lying. Just like the woman who goes around bragging about how she just loves to be pregnant. shut-up. You do not!

Are there moments of sheer joy and pleasure in each day? Yes... does that mean I love the tattling stage or the nausea and vomiting in weeks 5-12 of pregnancy... no. And it doesn't make me a bad parent for admitting it either- it just makes me honest. Who knows... maybe tattling is just a child learning to be honest. hmmm.

PS: Grammy- camera is charging as we speak- new cute pictures tomorrow.... =0)