24/7

The WWE used to have a championship belt for something called the "Hardcore Division."  The winner usually used a wide range of weapons to win--from bats covered in barbed wire to fluorescent light bulbs.  It was usually a pretty gruesome affair to watch.  But one rule made the belt especially exciting. The hardcore championship could be won anytime, anywhere.  No ring required.  Dude walking to the ring could be attacked and BAM! a match would begin.

Well, it's pretty much like that at my house with Ethan and Isaac.  If they are in arms reach of each other, it becomes a wrestling match.  Usually, it starts out as something like a hug by Isaac or a curious peek by Ethan, but the end result is the same--wrestling match.  The funny thing is that it is quite apparent that neither boy wants to start this match as they walk close to each other, but the moment they come in contact with each, it's on.

Isaac is pretty good about this, he could positively whip is younger brother.  Usually he just slowly falls to the ground and let's Ethan roll on top of him.  Sometimes though what starts as a hug becomes a headlock and then Bianca or I need to intercede.  Beethy, on the other hand, sometime starts out with a face slap and, once in a blue moon, a mouth-wide-open approach that is the start of a bite.  Regardless of the opening move the result is the same--wrestling match. 

So far no one has gotten really hurt.  There might be a cry or two from Ethan but that has more to do with him Little Brothering it than anything else.  Occasionally Isaac will get legit bitten and he will howl in pain.  I imagine this will go on like this until they are 30 and 25 respectively.  My experience with brothers tells me this is something of a permanent thing.  I can see it now--wedding day, both in formal wear, and boom, wrestling match because just like the Hardcore Championship, being brothers is a 24/7 kind of thing.