These Two

There have been a lot of problems between these two good looking guys. They have butted heads more times than I can count. However, these are also two of the kids whose relationship is coalescing.

They hang out together. They both like sports, the outdoors, and going and doing. I think one of the reasons this brotherhood is finally working is that Ben so badly want to be a big kid and to be included in big kid things. He perceives Theo as a road to the big stuff.

Theo is used to being the big man at the orphanage and is used to playing with younger children. He says that he wants to play with kids his own age, but when I talk to him about his school/friends life, I can tell that he is often confused by their behavior and choices. The truth is that in many ways, Theo is on Ben's emotional level in many ways.

So, they are both meeting each others needs in some ways. Squabbles will of course continue, but I do have hope for this relationship!