The Fighting and whining that NEVER stops!

I swear, I hope it just isn’t my boys that seem to fight nonstop!  They are 2 and 5 and have lately started finding new ways to torture each other.  They hit each other, the older one takes the younger one’s things, the younger one takes everything.  It is constant, I swear I just want to put them each in a separate room until they are 21.

Today, I told #1, “Don’t take your brother’s toy.”

#1, “OK!”  As I turn to walk away he grabs it out of #2’s hand and #2 immediately begins crying/whining.

I had to sit #1 in the time out chair and #2 still wouldn’t stop whining.  He had his things, he had all the toys and still wasn’t happy.  What do I do?  He had eaten, had a drink, had all the toys, had a clean diaper, had his favorite show on…I guess he was just tired.  I really don’t see how that is possible after sleeping from 7:30 pm to 6:30am.

I swear this is the cycle ALL DAY LONG!  The hitting, taking, whining, yelling, crying…does it ever end?  Will I just have to buy some great ear plugs and spend the next 10 years letting them work it out?

At least the dogs and cat are getting along, for now.