Clara and Jane have their own arguments. They are simplified versions of adult arguments where they both emphatically disagree. But I don't think they really know what they're disagreeing about or why. They just know that they're annoyed with each other and are trying to find a way to express it.
For example this morning I gave them each a chocolate donut and then they sat across from each other in the kitchen and said with increasing ferocity "No! That's *my* doughnut!" despite neither one of them touching or interfering with the other's donut in the first place. I asked "Why are you guys arguing?" and Clara responded matter of factly "Because we are just fighting."
Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Jane calmly said "Ow."
Clara turned to me and said "Jane said ow."
Me: "Why did she say that?"
Clara: "Because she's hurt."
Jane: "No! No ow!"
I started writing this post and Jane said "Wait."
Clara responded "No, don't say 'wait'!"
And on it goes.
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