Last summer our usually sweet, shy, mild-mannered boy morphed into a character he calls “Tweed”.

“Tweed” is a super-squirrelly, larger-than-life, hyper-spaz from some far off land. “Tweed” has a few good points – like being outgoing and friendly. But that’s pretty much it. It is as if this “Tweed” character kicked the little man’s butt then inhabited his body. All. Last. Summer.

Seth is a gentle little soul but “Tweed” was destructive and obnoxious. And of course, Seth blamed any broken rules, or transgressions on “Tweed”. (Seth spent a lot of time in “timeout” when “Tweed” emerged.) While I love my sweet-tempered, little Seth, “Tweed” got on our nerves somethin’ fierce.

As the morning air grew crisp and cold, “Tweed” ran off. We had our charming boy back. Oh happy day! But now that the first signs of summer are upon us, “Tweed” has returned. It may be Another. Long. Summer.

I blame it on the fact that the boy was born a Gemini. No, he doesn’t have multiple personalities, he’s a Gemini! Don’t get me wrong — there’s lots of crazy in the family — on both sides, even. But not THAT kind of crazy.

I’m thinking maybe parents of Gemini children should be able to get an extra tax break. With all of that duality, a parent DOES get more “kid” for the money.

(P.S. I’m not saying Geminis are crazy. At least no crazier than any other sign.)