Brent Jr.?
It's a challenge for Torben to do anything involving a mess because he gets so sidetracked by the mess aspect. For instance if he is playing outside and gets some dirt on his hand or pants, he cannot continue playing until he is clean again. If he spills a drop of water on his clothes he cannot rest until he has changed into dry ones. This cleanliness fetish applies to mealtimes as well. While eating Sloppy Joe's today for lunch, Torben kept losing little bits from his sandwich which would fall on his shirt or pants. He would get really frustrated and spent the majority of lunchtime trying to clean himself up rather than eat. He would take one bite, then spend the next 10 minutes fretting about the drop that had spilled, and so on. At one point Cecilie said, "I think I might have an idea of what your dad was like as a three-year-old." He finally gave up and said resignedly, "I don't like eating this lunch!" The upside is that he meticulously puts his clothes away every night (in the proper drawers) when he changes into his pajamas.


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