Megan – Jealousy is such a green monster!

Megan has always proudly held the nickname “The Monster” because of her mischievous side……so, it’s not so surprising to say that she is the one that exhibits the most prominent tendencies of that green monster called “Jealousy”!!! I admit, most of the time it is cute and really, really makes me laugh, but it can (and has) caused some problems, as well….. As a result, another nickname she has is “Pushy Broad”…….. ha-ha!

Megan is possessive of EVERYTHING — everything and everyone in the house is “HER’S”! ha-ha!!! If either Katie or Amy so much as look at a toy, Megan jumps to get it first — if they start to gaze out a window, she pushes in front of them to get the best view — if Amy starts to kiss on or cuddle up to Katie, she squeezes in between them to break them up so she can be the one to kiss Katie — and visa versa if Katie acts like she is showing some interest in Amy! And, no one can get close to me without her weaseling her way in to be the closest one to me!! She typically doesn’t get nasty about it, though, which is good!!!

The reason I am blogging about this topic this morning is because she really showed herself in full form a little bit ago: When Megan saw Amy getting a little hug from me, she pushed her out of the way; then, Amy immediately went to sniff at a ball and Megan lost interest in me and grabbed the ball away from Amy; Amy wandered toward Katie and Megan dropped the ball and ran to get between Amy and Katie; Amy headed toward the window to look outside and Megan stopped kissing on Katie and beat Amy to the spot at the window; then, Amy got up on the love seat and Megan left the window to get up on the love seat – where she could have comfortably fit beside Amy, but, no – she had to push Amy aside so she could have the spot that Amy selected!!! All was good natured and took no more than a couple minutes total, but Megan still got a scolding from Mom!!!!

I try to make it a point that she isn’t the queen of the roost and that she doesn’t get first choice at everything – she has to wait her turn, which may be first or only, but not always — I make her wait and not be the first through the door (when I can – that one is not as easy as it sounds) — when giving out treats, she is the last one who gets one (all three have to sit, be calm, and take their turn before they get their treat) — when she crowds in when I’m cuddling with another, I make her wait and don’t allow her to take over right away — when all three are excited to see me, I keep her from not allowing the others the chance to get the hello pets, too — and things like that — the point is that she isn’t always FIRST or ONLY and that she can still get just as much attention if she is less pushy! But, she doesn’t seem to care! ha-ha! She listens very well and knows what “no” means and is good about stopping when I tell her to, but usually only for that moment in time – then, another chance to be possessive comes up and all bets are off! ha-ha

Any other suggestions from the Peanut Gallery????