Ever since I announced that both DH and I quietly refer to Liam as The Terminator and Jake as the gay sensitive one, I have received a bit of flack from friends and family, on the lines of: "AAAwe shame, how can you say that Jake is gay."  Whereas, on Liam, not a word. . . .

I am, therefore, reciting this story as another example supporting our view:

Jake has another little habit, which has turned out to be a little game. He plucks a flower from the garden, then runs up to me, tilts his head to the side and then flutters them eyelids. To which I always respond with an exaggerated "Aaaah thank you", take the flower and give him a great big hug - I have to encourage this behaviour, as Jake is the only male one in the family who gives me flowers on a regular basis.

Liam, incidentally, was standing nearby and, upon observing this, decided to give it a bash. So off he runs in the same direction, gently plucks a flower, returns to me, crushes the delicate bloom in his fist, terminator style, and then hands it to me.

I had to laugh...

No prizes for guessing who is holding the relevant bloom.