The Difference? One Collapses. One Caves.

I have never in my life assumed that boys and girls, men and women, are the same. They're equal, but not the same. This week, as my children are in a phase where they don't believe in naps, I have noticed the enormous difference between the sexes. These children still need naps, so I'm hoping this is just a temporary lack of judgement, and sleep, on their part, because this is not good for my morale or over-all well being. As they say, "When momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy." I'm trying to adjust and not give up my daily quiet day at the same time.
Anyway, with these children being overly tired by the end of the day I have noticed the big difference between the girl and the boy. When the girl gets overly tired her world begins to collapse. Over the silliest and simplest matters she will begin balling as though I had just belted her across the face. When someone nudges into her she flings herself across the room. I'll ask her a question and she can only answer in weepy and whispered tones. You see? Her world is over. Women, you know how we can be, right?
When the boy gets tired in any degree his world begins to cave in. It's as though the walls of our home begin to shrink and he'll notice all these little nooks and crannies to explore. He'll see the naked CDs that are in reach, desks that need to be climbed, tables that need to be sat on, books that need to be pulled off shelves. As his world shrinks he becomes uneasy and uncomfortable. That's why he can't seem to sit still. He'll climb on my lap, climb off, climb on, climb off, and then whine that I can't quite seem to make him comfortable.
When Kaeley's world collapses it's so much easier to deal with, for me personally. I can read to her for an hour at least when I start seeing this deterioration happen. Nathan, on the other hand, is on the complete opposite side of the fence. I had a woman tell me today that she and her two year old boy will do laps around the block several times a day just to help him "get the wiggles out". That was wonderful advice! Now it's just a matter of me getting off my behind and applying it.
My best bet, but extremely difficult, would be to learn to walk and read at the same time. That way both worlds would stay as they were meant to be. Or, goodness, they could continue to take those nice long naps to which I had become accustomed to. At this point I think walking and reading is more within my grasp.