Thumb up, Foot Down?

Two interesting interactions involving Jack today.

Incident number 1, location: family kitchen-

Jack: Mom, Theo is really doing a lot of bad things today. He has already gotten disciplined a lot. Why do you think that is?
Erin: Because he is nearly two.
Jack: Oh, I thought it was because his heart is in the wrong place.


Incident number 2, location: randomly walking through Ikea-

Theo (somewhat loudly & pointing but not completely obvious to whom): Man.
Jack (very loudly and a matter-of-fact tone): No Theo. THAT is a lady.


So what do we learn from these two incidents, Jack is exemplifying the 'one thumb up one foot down' principle perfectly. Parenting is all about moving forward and then moving back again!