On the scale of naughtiness,
My kids are definitely on the mild side.
Yes, they are egocentric little beings,
And they get jealous and they bicker,
And sometimes even fight.
So I wouldn't say we have any behavioural issues;
Not that can't be dealt with by a few minutes,
Quietening down in the cot.
But when a visitor comes...
They become a whole new species:
Sometimes it's monkey,
Climbing up on the hapless visitor.
Cockatoo, Screeching and repeating themselves.
Possum, curling up close to the visitor,
Asking incessantly for another book to be read to them.
They can be a pack of playful lion-cubs,
Chasing each other and rough-housing.
Or even (at their most embarrassing),
Mountain goats, climbing onto the furniture,
And leaping off.
This metamorphosis only happens when we have visitors.
I blame it on the cake.
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