Katherine was walking Harrison home from school this week when one of Harrison's school buddies caught up with them. This buddy is about a foot taller than Harrison. His name is Erwin.
"Hey Harrison, you wanna race to the end of the street?" said Erwin.
Harrison thought for a second.
"How about we see who can race the slowest?" said Harrison.
"OK," said Erwin and the two started walking in slow motion. After about one minute of this slow-off Erwin said, "Harrison, I can't go that slow. You win!" and off he ran.
I tell this to demonstrate that Harrison doesn't like to lose. He's not lazy. Harrison loves to race his sister. The two are constantly sprinting through the house to be first to the car. These races are always initiated by Harrison and they invariably end with him joyfully shouting "I win!" while Helen, the good sport, joyfully shouts "I lose!" So why not race Erwin? Because he didn't know if he could beat Erwin. He knows he can beat Helen. She's smaller and younger - an easy opponent. Erwin? Different story. So, how about a slow race, Erwin?
Harrison's a tricky little fellow. Gotta always remember that.
Gotta work on the sportsmanship with him, as well.